…The fibers are yellowish-white, about 1m long, flexible and shiny, and are used for agricultural strings, fishing ropes, mats, bags, brushes, etc. The closely related A. fourcroydes Lem. (henequen) resembles sisal, but its leaves are whitish and have thorns a few millimeters long on the leaf edges. It is also called white-leaf sisal, and fiber is extracted from its leaves. … From [Agave (Agave)]...Flowering plants die, but many creeping branches appear at the base of the plant. This species also produces sugar juice for fiber and fermented alcohol, and the fiber species known best are sisal and henequen . The Agave genus (Maguey) has about 300 species, mainly found in Central America, and has fleshy leaves adapted to dry areas. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "henequen" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…繊維は黄白色で長さ1mほど,柔軟で光沢があり,農業用の紐や漁業用のロープ,敷物,袋,ブラシなどに使う。 近縁のヘネケンA.fourcroydes Lem.(英名henequen)は,サイザルアサに似るが,葉は白みを帯び,葉縁には数mmのとげがある。白葉サイザルアサとも呼ばれ,葉から繊維を採る。… 【リュウゼツラン(竜舌蘭)】より…開花株は枯死するが,株元に多くの匍匐(ほふく)枝が発生する。本種からも繊維や発酵酒用の糖汁液をとるが,繊維用種としては,サイザルアサやヘネケンA.fourcroydes Lem.(英名henequen)がよく知られる。 リュウゼツラン属Agave(英名maguey)は中央アメリカを中心に約300種があり,乾燥地に適応した多肉質の葉をつける。… ※「henequen」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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