Nota de aplicación
Species of agave plant native to Mexico, where it has been a source of textile fiber since pre-Columbian times. It was introduced to Cuba in the 19th century, becoming the country's chief fiber crop by the 1920s. In addition to fiber, it is used to make a traditional Mexican alcoholic drink, licor del henequén. The plant a sterile hybrid; the ovaries never produce seeds.
Ubicación jerarquía
- faceta agentes
- .. organismo vivo (nombre jerárquico)
- .... organismo vivo (entidad)
- ...... Eucariota (dominio)
- ........ Plantae (reino)
- .......... Angiospermae (plantas con flores)
- ............ Liliopsida (class)
- .............. Asparagales (order)
- ................ Agavaceae (family)
- .................. Agave (genus)
- .................... Agave fourcroydes (species)
- .................... Agave sisalana (species)