Agave macracantha
Most Recent Name: Agave macracantha
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Plantae - Agavaceae
Plant Part Origin(s): Leaves
Known use: Agave species possess both commercial importance as source of industrial fibers and medicinal importance as they are used in Chinese folk medicine in treatment of scabies, tumors, dysentery, and as insecticides.
Source availability: Herbal Medicinal Garden of Helwan University, Egypt.
Taxonomy: Link
Wikipedia: Link
Regions: North Africa
Countries: Egypt
Places of collection: El-Orman Public Botanical Garden, Giza, Egypt.
GPS coordinates: Unavailable
Collection dates: June 1, 2008
