Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Furcraea foetida
Scientific Name and Description
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Agave foetida L.
Aloe foetida (L.) Crantz
Furcraea gigantea Vent.
Funium piliferum Willemet
Furcraea madagascariensis Haw.
Agave madagascariensis (Haw.) Salm-Dyck
Agave commelyni Salm-Dyck
Agave gigantea (Vent.) D.Dietr.
Furcraea commelyni (Salm-Dyck) Kunth
Fourcroya gigantea (Vent.) Hook.
Furcraea barillettii Jacobi
Agave bulbosa W.Bull
Furcraea atroviridis Jacobi & Goeff.
Furcraea viridis Hemsl.
Furcraea watsoniana Sander
Furcraea gigantea var. mediopicta Trel. in L.H.Bailey
Aloe foetida (L.) Crantz
Furcraea gigantea Vent.
Funium piliferum Willemet
Furcraea madagascariensis Haw.
Agave madagascariensis (Haw.) Salm-Dyck
Agave commelyni Salm-Dyck
Agave gigantea (Vent.) D.Dietr.
Furcraea commelyni (Salm-Dyck) Kunth
Fourcroya gigantea (Vent.) Hook.
Furcraea barillettii Jacobi
Agave bulbosa W.Bull
Furcraea atroviridis Jacobi & Goeff.
Furcraea viridis Hemsl.
Furcraea watsoniana Sander
Furcraea gigantea var. mediopicta Trel. in L.H.Bailey
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Giant Cabuya , Mauritius Hemp,Green-aloe, Mauritius-hemp |
| English | mauritius hemp |
| Tamil | paruki, parukikkarralai, peruntalai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Bark
Ethnopharmacology use
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.
Habit-Shrub
Parts used -Bark
Application -Non medicinal commercial purposes
Treatment -General
References -Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Furcraea foetida. (2024, February 20). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furcraea_foetida