A woody perennial herb , with a short trunk and shallow , fibrous root system . Stems white , fleshy and thick . Leaves sword-shaped , rosette , fleshy , rigid , minutely toothed margins when young , toothless in maturity , with terminal spines , gray to dark green . Inflorescence 5-6 m tall , paniculate , producing bubils after flowering , sessile . Flowers perfect , tube-like , greenish-yellow , unpleasantly scented ; tepals 6 , yellowish-green , 55-65 mm long ; stamens 6 ; ovary shortly fusiform , 20-25 mm , nearly neckless . Fruit capsule , stipitate , beaked . (Ref . POWO ; 2023) .
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Not Common
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Agave amaniensis Trel. & Nowell
Agave rigida var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm.
Agave segurae D.Guillot & P.Van der Meer
Agave sisalana f. armata (Trel.) Trel.
Agave sisalana var. armata Trel.
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Sisal
Hemp Plant
Mescal
Sisal Agave
Sisal Hemp
Pulque Agave
Green Agave
Banana Hemp
In Omani studies: Richardson & Dorr (2003) mentioned that: "In Northern Oman, the leaves are peeled to produce thin fibers which twined together to produce well-known strong ropes. In Southern Oman: Masad leaf are thousands of fine fibres. This fibres is an important regional source of material for making of basic plied rope and twine which is used in conjunction with farming, irrigation and harding activity and also finds application in general household use. Masad fibre is plied in a similar manner to date palm fibre for the making of rope. In addition to rope making , matted masad fibre is stitched together to form soft but slightly abrasive pads which are used for exfoliation of the skin, and as non scratching scrubbers for copper coffee pots, food trays, silver bowls and other valued ware. Masad fibre is also used to make the ‘muqla’, a small but effective hurling weapon
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POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org https://www.gardenia.net https://pza.sanbi.org https://keys.lucidcentral.org https://en.wikipedia.org Hammer, K. Gebauer, J. Al Khanjari, S. Buerkert, A. (2009). Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Gene Resour Crop Evol (2009) 56:547-560. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. DOI 10.1007/s10722-008-9385-z. Patzelt, A. Pysek, P. Pergl, J. Van Kleunen, M. (2022). Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02711-4.
