furcraea

Alpargatas: Sandals, made of fique (natural fiber obtained of furcraea plants and leather.

Furcraea foetida is an evergreen perennial subshrub, stemless or with a short stem up to 1 m tall.

Furcraea hexapetala (Cuban Hemp)

Furcraea selloa (Wild Sisal)

Furcraea foetida (Mauritius Hemp)

The Lucayans grew cotton (Gossypium barbadense) and tobacco, and used other plants including agave, furcraea and hibiscus for fiber in fishing nets.

Furcraea foetida (Giant Cabuya, Green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp) is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and northern South America.

The fique can be obtained from several species of Furcraea, such as F. macrophylla Baker, cabuya Trel, andina Trel, and castilla.

A number of other species previously classified in Yucca are now classified in the genera Dasylirion, Furcraea, Hesperaloe, Hesperoyucca, and Nolina.

Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of the fique plant, Furcraea andina, a xerophytic monocot native to Andean regions of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.