Abstract

GIRALDO-CANAS, Diego. Monographic studies in South American Agavaceae. First report of Furcraea foetida for Ecuadorian and Peruvian floras. Rev. acad. colomb. cienc. exact. fis. nat. [online]. 2022, vol.46, n.180, pp.742-750.  Epub Sep 20, 2023. ISSN 0370-3908.  https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.1730.

Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw., a native species from tropical America, is recorded for the first time in Ecuador and Perú. Its description, photographs, vernacular names, uses, and some morphological and ecological analyses are presented, as well as the presence of lateral inflorescences in this species for the first time. Furcraea nana Hochstätter & Van der Meer is reduced to synonymy of F. foetida.

Keywords : Asparagales; Cabuya; Fique; Flora of Ecuador; Flora of Peru.

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