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Agave sisalana
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Family:
AGAVACEAE
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Citation: Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engl., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 314. tt. 2-4. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1505(1052). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 411. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 507. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 477. 1994.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chanakaitha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Hemp-plant, Sisal hemp
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Description:
Stem short, covered by leaf bases. Leaves 1-2 m long, c. 8 cm wide, widest about the middle, erect, neck not sharply constricted, greyish green, often glabrous, channelled to about 2/3 rd its length, the basal 1/3 rd flat above, marginal spines lacking. Inflorescence a large panicle. Flowers arranged on the terminal portion in dense clusters, sessile, 4-5 cm long. Perianth segments six, spreading, equalling the ovary segment. Stamens 6, filaments longer than the perianth segment, 3-4 cm long anthers versatile. Style exserted, stigma 3-lobed.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-March
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District(s):
Kollam, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Tropical America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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