Sir, As per "botany of Bihar and Orissa", *Agave sisalana* has very short ascending caudex. It is possibly *Furcraea* sp., the common species is *F. gigantea* Vent. I attach herewith screenshot from Haines's book.
On Wednesday, 5 May 2021 at 16:36:32 UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Forwarding for ID > Distributed as Agave sisalana ? > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/asparagaceae/agave/agave-sisalana-1> > Group discussion at > ID required (google.com) > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/HZ5MrnUXpas> > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Walaba <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, December 16, 2016 at 4:11:49 PM UTC+5:30 > Subject: ID required > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Hello, > > Is this *Furcarea*? I will be obliged if someone can confirm the identity. > > This is not an Indian plant and someone has brought it from abroad. SO, I > am not in position to mention any locality or date of collection. > > Thanks in advance, > > Rajendra > > -- > Dr Rajendra D. Shinde, > Vice-Principal (Science) > & Associate Professor of Botany, > Director, Blatter Herbarium, > Fulbright Fellow > St. Xavier's College, > (Autonomous) > Mumbai 400001. > India. > Tel. +91-22-2262 0662 ext 304 <+91%2022%202262%200662>/356 > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/fbc74742-a8a9-4ef5-843d-4b7ac79c14cen%40googlegroups.com.
