Maguey PRODUCT NAME
Agave cantala Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Maguey |
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USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | The fiber used locally for textiles, cordage, for making fish nets, hammocks, slippers, and some types of baskets. |
| Origin: | This species was introduced into the Philippines by the Spaniards at an early date. |
| Management Practices: | In the Philippines, maguey is most extensively grown in the Ilocano provinces, Luzon, and the Island of Cebu. Most of the plantations are on a small scale, and modern methods of cultivation are scarcely used. The fiber is, for the most part, extracted by retting the leaves, usually in salt water, which unfortunately detracts from its value |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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