Furcraea macdougallii

Botanical Description

Furcraea macdougallii is an evergreen, tree-like succulent plant developing an unbranched trunk that can reach 6 - 9 metres tall and 30 - 70cm in diameter. The leaves develop as a rosette on top of the trunk, in mature plants there can be 80 - 120 leaves, each 140 - 180cm long and 6 - 10cm wide at the base[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. After several years of growth, a flowering stem that can be 5 - 9 metres tall is produced, after which the rosette will die. However, the plant usually produces a number of young plants around its base that will develop as new plants. The plant is cultivated in southwest Mexico as a living fence and is harvested for local use as a source of soap. The plant is grown as an ornamental[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Furcraea macdougallii has a limited range and has not been found in the wild since 1953. The plant is classified as 'Extinct in Wild' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].