Agave fourcroydes
| Henequen | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. fourcroydes
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| Binomial name | |
| Agave fourcroydes | |
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Agave fourcroydes or henequen is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. It is reportedly naturalized in Italy, Madeira, in the Canary and Cayman Islands, Hispaniola, the Lesser Antilles, and Cuba, and in Costa Rica.