Agave fourcroydes

Henequen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. fourcroydes
Binomial name
Agave fourcroydes
Synonyms
  • Agave fourcroydes var. espiculata L.H.Dewey
  • Agave sullivanii Trel.

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.