Asparagaceae
Cuban hemp
Furcraea hexapetala
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Furcraea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 狭叶巨麻
- English
- Cuban hemp
Synonyms
- Agave aspera Jacq.
- Agave australis (Haw.) Steud.
- Agave cubensis Jacq.
- Agave hexapetala Jacq.
- Agave odorata Pers.
- Agave vivipara Arruda
- Furcraea agavephylla Brot. ex Schult.
- Furcraea aspera (Jacq.) M.Roem.
- Furcraea cahum Trel.
- Furcraea cubensis (Jacq.) Vent.
- Furcraea cubensis var. inermis Baker
- Furcraea macrophylla Baker
- Furcraea valleculata Jacobi
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.