Furcraea

Furcraea

Translingual

Furcraea foetida in Hawaii

Etymology

Named after A. F. de Fourcroy (1755-1809), French chemist.

Proper noun

Furcraea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – various tropical succulent plants.

Synonyms

• Fourcroya

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Furcraea hexapetala - type species

References

• Furcraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Furcraea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Furcraea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons