Furcraea longaeva

Botanical Description

Furcraea longaeva is an evergreen succulent plant developing a central trunk that can be up to 45cm in diameter and around 3 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 9 metres. A dense rosette of 100 or more leaves is produced on the top of the trunk, individual leaves can be up to 150cm long and 12cm wide[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is often grown as an ornamental1207].. Furcraea longaeva has a very wide distribution, a large population and currently is not experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].