Concept information
Preferred term
Agave
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Century Plant
- Century Plants
- Maguey
- Magueys
- Plant, Century
- Plants, Century
Note
- entry term CENTURY PLANT: CENTAURIUM is also available
Scope note
- A genus known for fibers obtained from their leaves: sisal from A. sisalana, henequen from A. fourcroyoides and A. cantala, or Manila-Maguey fiber from A. cantala. Some species provide a sap that is fermented to an intoxicating drink, called pulque in Mexico. Some contain agavesides.
History note
- 2002
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D027882
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