Is this Century plant? 080210MK1

[Muthu Karthick]

Picture taken at Satyamangalam RF 900msl on 22 Jan 2010.

Dear members,
Kindly validate this plant. Is this Agave americana?
Leaves growing 1 - 2M in length; inflorescence exceeds 4M in length and people are harvesting it for fibre.

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Muthu Karthick, N
Junior Research Fellow
Care Earth Trust
Chennai - 61
www.careearthtrust.org

[Pardeshi S.]

Generally Agave americana is called Century plant. Origin: Mexican
highlands.
Check toptropicals.com>>>>in search box write Agave......

Regards
Satish Pardeshi

On Feb 8, 1:55 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Picture taken at Satyamangalam RF 900msl on 22 Jan 2010.
>
> Dear members,

> Kindly validate this plant. Is this *Agave americana*?

> Leaves growing 1 - 2M in length; inflorescence exceeds 4M in length and
> people are harvesting it for fibre.
>
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> Muthu Karthick, N
> Junior Research Fellow
> Care Earth Trust
> Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org
>

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[R. Vijayasankar]

This could be Furcraea foetida, called as 'Pachai kathazhai' (meaning Green Agave). Fiber extracted from the leaves.

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R. Vijayasankar
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[Kenneth Greby]

 This is Furcraea foetida. The green form is usually unarmed, though variegated forms used as landscape specimens generally have some marginal teeth.

 This plant is a strong colonizer and should be monitored carefully in environmentally-sensitive locations. Thousands of propagules form on spent flower stalks and soon create very dense thickets that choke-out native species here, esp in FL Keys, USA. Suggest removing infloresences BEFORE all flowers cease. (Usually sucker growth is minimal following post- flowering death of main rosette.)

Regards--
Ken Greby.
California and Florida, USA

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, February 8, 2010 12:55:58 AM
Subject: [efloraofindia:27356] Is this Century plant? 080210MK1

[Muthu Karthick]

Thank you everyone for the correction.

The dried leaves are collected and entered into trade for the Fibres.