{"title":"Agave fourcroydes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgave fourcroydes is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala.  \u003cbr\u003eThe leaves of Agave fourcroydes yield a fiber also called henequen which is suitable for rope and twine, but not of as high quality as sisal. \u003cbr\u003eAlternative spellings are Henequin and Heniquen. \u003cbr\u003eIt is the major plantation fiber Agave of eastern Mexico, being grown extensively in Yucatán, Veracruz, and southern Tamaulipas. \u003cbr\u003eIt is also used to make Licor del henequén, a traditional Mexican alcoholic drink. \u003cbr\u003eThe plant appears as a rosette of sword-shaped leaves 1.2 to 1.8 meters long, growing out of a thick stem that may reach 1.7 meters. \u003cbr\u003eThe leaves have regularly spaced teeth 3–6 mm long, and a terminal spine 2–3 cm long.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/tropicalcentre.com\/collections\/agave-fourcroydes.oembed","provider":"Tropical Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}