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Agave rigida var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm.
Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 316 (1875)
Family: AGAVACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Agave sisalana Perrine
Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt Rep. no. 564] 87 (8-9, 16, 47, 60, 86). 1838 [17 Feb 1838] ; addit. publ.: Rep. Comm. Agric. [U.S. Senate Doc. 300] 36-38, 105, 140, t. 4. 12 Mar 1838.

Agave rigida var. sisalana (Agave sisalana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at La Perouse, Maui, Hawaii, USA. January 24, 2007.

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Agave sisalana Perrine
Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt Rep. no. 564] 87 (8-9, 16, 47, 60, 86). 1838 [17 Feb 1838] ; addit. publ.: Rep. Comm. Agric. [U.S. Senate Doc. 300] 36-38, 105, 140, t. 4. 12 Mar 1838.
Synonymy: 7
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Century plant, Sisal hemp, Sisal agave, Pulque agave, Green agave, Banana hemp, Sisal
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Garingboom
CHINESE (中文): Jian ma
DUTCH (Nederlands): Sisal echte, Sisal
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Sisaliagaav
FINNISH (Suomi): Sisalagaave
FRENCH (Français): Sisal
HAWAIIAN (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi): Malina
ITALIAN (Italiano): Agave Sisalana, Sisal
JAPANESE (日本語): サイザルアサ, Saisaru-so
KINYARWANDA (Ikinyarwanda): Sisal
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Sizalinė agava
POLISH ( Polski): Agawa sizalowa
RUSSIAN (Русский): Агава сизалевая, Сизаль
SPANISH (Español): Sisal, Maguey de Sisal
TURKISH (Türkçe): Sisal


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Sharp needle like tip at Moaulaiki, Kahoolawe, Hawaii, USA. December 18, 2013. (Agave sisalana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Habit at Moaulaiki, Kahoolawe, Hawaii, USA. December 18, 2013. (Agave sisalana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Bulbils (plantlets) on the inflorescence at La Perouse, Maui, Hawaii, USA. January 24, 2007. (Agave sisalana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Flowering habit at Kanaha Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA. July 24, 2003. (Agave sisalana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Small bulbils (plantlets) on the inflorescence at La Perouse, Maui. January 24, 2007. (Agave sisalana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Bulbils (plantlets) on the inflorescence at La Perouse, Maui, Hawaii, USA. January 24, 2007.
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