{"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\/de\/collections\/agave-fourcroydes.oembed","provider":"Tropical Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}