Furcraea foetida
A species in the Asparagaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Furcraea
- Species
- Furcraea foetida
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1812
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Furcraea foetida. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Agave bulbosaName author: K.Koch
- Agave commeliniName author: Salm-Dyck
- Agave foetidaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Agave giganteaName author: (Vent.) D.Dietr.
- Agave madagascariensisName author: (Haw.) Salm-Dyck
- Aloe foetidaName author: (L.) Crantz
- Fourcroya giganteaName author: (Vent.) Hook.
- Funium piliferumName author: Willemet
- Furcraea atroviridisName author: Jacobi & Göpp.
- Furcraea barillettiName author: Jacobi
- Furcraea commelyniName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kunth
- Furcraea giganteaName author: Vent.
- Furcraea gigantea var. mediopictaName author: Trel.
- Furcraea madagascariensisName author: Haw.
- Furcraea viridisName author: Hemsl.
- Furcraea watsonianaName author: Sander
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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