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<span>Global production and trade patterns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Global_production_and_trade_patterns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Heraldry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Heraldry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Heraldry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Heraldry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_literature" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_literature"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>In literature</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_literature-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%89%83%E1%8C%AB" title="ቃጫ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ቃጫ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84" title="أغاف سيزال – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أغاف سيزال" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizal_aqavas%C4%B1" title="Sizal aqavası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Sizal aqavası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2" title="সিসাল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সিসাল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Сизал – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Сизал" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_sisalana" title="Agave sisalana – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Agave sisalana" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ag%C3%A1ve_sisalov%C3%A1" title="Agáve sisalová – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Agáve sisalová" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonje" title="Gonje – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Gonje" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_sisalana" title="Agave sisalana – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Agave sisalana" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal-Agave" title="Sisal-Agave – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sisal-Agave" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%8D%CE%B7_%CE%B7_%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B6%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AE" title="Αγαύη η σιζαλανή – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αγαύη η σιζαλανή" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_sisalana" title="Agave sisalana – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Agave sisalana" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisalo" title="Sisalo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sisalo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84" title="سیسال – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سیسال" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_sisalana" title="Agave sisalana – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Agave sisalana" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%AC_(%D5%A2%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B5%D5%BD)" title="Սիսալ (բույս) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սիսալ (բույս)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizalowc" title="Zizalowc – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Zizalowc" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ADsallilja" title="Sísallilja – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Sísallilja" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_sisalana" title="Agave sisalana – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Agave sisalana" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%9C" title="סיסל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סיסל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkonge_Dume" title="Mkonge Dume – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mkonge Dume" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit" title="Pit – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Pit" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizalin%C4%97_agava" title="Sizalinė agava – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Sizalinė agava" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sziz%C3%A1l" title="Szizál – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Szizál" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taretra" title="Taretra – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Taretra" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%BD" title="സൈസൽ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സൈസൽ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84" title="اغاف سيزال – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اغاف سيزال" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokok_Agav_Sisal" title="Pokok Agav Sisal – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pokok Agav Sisal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nequemetl" title="Nequemetl – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="Nequemetl" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nāhuatl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal_(vezel)" title="Sisal (vezel) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Sisal (vezel)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B5" title="サイザルアサ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="サイザルアサ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siisal" title="Siisal – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Siisal" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pwn mw-list-item"><a href="https://pwn.wikipedia.org/wiki/saizalu" title="saizalu – Paiwan" lang="pwn" hreflang="pwn" data-title="saizalu" data-language-autonym="Pinayuanan" data-language-local-name="Paiwan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pinayuanan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agawa_sizalowa" title="Agawa sizalowa – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Agawa sizalowa" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Sisal" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a 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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Sisal_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Sisal (disambiguation)">Sisal (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox biota" style="text-align: left; width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)">Sisal<br /><i>Agave sisalana</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Plantsisal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Plantsisal.jpg/220px-Plantsisal.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Plantsisal.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks taxobox-edit-taxonomy skin-invert" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Agave" title="Edit 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<td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asparagales" title="Asparagales">Asparagales</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asparagaceae" title="Asparagaceae">Asparagaceae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Subfamily: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Agavoideae" title="Agavoideae">Agavoideae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Agave" title="Agave"><i>Agave</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>A. sisalana</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Agave sisalana</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Perrine" title="Henry Perrine">Perrine</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><i>Agave amaniensis</i> <small>Trel. & Nowell</small></li> <li><i>Agave rigida</i> var. <i>sisalana</i> <small>(Perrine) Engelm.</small></li> <li><i>Agave segurae</i> <small>D.Guillot & P.Van der Meer</small></li> <li><i>Agave sisalana</i> var. <i>armata</i> <small>Trel.</small></li> <li><i>Agave sisalana</i> f. <i>armata</i> (<small>Trel.) Trel.</small></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><b>Sisal</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/əl/: 'le' in 'bottle'">əl</span></span>/</a></span></span>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Spanish:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="es-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish" title="Help:IPA/Spanish">[siˈsal]</a></span>; <i><b>Agave sisalana</b></i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">flowering plant</a> native to southern <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, but widely cultivated and naturalized in many other countries. It yields a stiff <a href="/wiki/Fibre" class="mw-redirect" title="Fibre">fibre</a> used in making rope and various other products. The sisal fibre is traditionally used for <a href="/wiki/Rope" title="Rope">rope</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twine" title="Twine">twine</a>, and has many other uses, including <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">paper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cloth" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloth">cloth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Footwear" title="Footwear">footwear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hat" title="Hat">hats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bag" title="Bag">bags</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpet" title="Carpet">carpets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geotextile" title="Geotextile">geotextiles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dartboard" class="mw-redirect" title="Dartboard">dartboards</a>. It is also used as fibre reinforcements for composite fibreglass, rubber, and concrete products. It can also be fermented and distilled to make <a href="/wiki/Mezcal" title="Mezcal">mezcal</a>. </p><p>Sisal has an uncertain native origin, but is thought to have originated in the Mexican state of <a href="/wiki/Chiapas" title="Chiapas">Chiapas</a>. Sisal plants have a lifespan of 7–10 years, producing 200–250 usable leaves containing fibers used in various applications. Sisal is a tropical and subtropical plant, thriving in temperatures above 25 °C (77 °F) and sunshine. </p><p>Historically, sisal was used by the Aztecs and Mayans for fabric and paper. It spread to other parts of the world in the 19th century, with Brazil becoming the major producer. Sisal is propagated using bulbils or suckers and can be improved genetically through tissue culture. Fibers are extracted through decortication and then dried, brushed, and baled for export. </p><p>Sisal farming initially led to environmental degradation, but it is now considered less damaging than other farming types. It is an invasive species in Hawaii and Florida. </p><p>Global sisal production in 2020 was 210,000 tonnes, with Brazil being the largest producer, followed by Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, China, and Mexico. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Taxonomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Native_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Native plant">native</a> origin of <i>Agave sisalana</i> is uncertain. Traditionally, it was deemed to be a native of the <a href="/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" title="Yucatán Peninsula">Yucatán Peninsula</a>, but no records exist of botanical collections from there. They were originally shipped from the Spanish colonial port of <a href="/wiki/Sisal,_Yucat%C3%A1n" title="Sisal, Yucatán">Sisal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yucatán (state)">Yucatán</a> (thus the name). The Yucatán <a href="/wiki/Plantation" title="Plantation">plantations</a> now cultivate <a href="/wiki/Agave_fourcroydes" title="Agave fourcroydes">henequen (<i>Agave fourcroydes</i>)</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Howard_Scott_Gentry" title="Howard Scott Gentry">H. S. Gentry</a> hypothesized a <a href="/wiki/Chiapas" title="Chiapas">Chiapas</a> origin, on the strength of traditional local usage. Evidence of an indigenous <a href="/wiki/Cottage_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Cottage industry">cottage industry</a> there suggests it as the original habitat location, possibly as a cross of <i><a href="/wiki/Agave_angustifolia" title="Agave angustifolia">Agave angustifolia</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Agave_kewensis" title="Agave kewensis">Agave kewensis</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The species is now naturalized in other parts of Mexico, as well as in <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>, many parts of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/West_Indies" title="West Indies">West Indies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plant_description">Plant description</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Plant description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sisal plants consist of a <a href="/wiki/Rosette_(botany)" title="Rosette (botany)">rosette</a> of sword-shaped leaves about 1.5 to 2 m (4 ft 11 in to 6 ft 7 in) tall. Young leaves may have a few minute teeth along their margins, but lose them as they mature.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sisal plant has a 7- to 10-year lifespan and typically produces 200–250 commercially usable leaves. Each leaf contains around 1000 fibres. The fibres account for only about 4% of the plant by weight. Sisal is considered a plant of the tropics and subtropics, since production benefits from temperatures above 25 °C (77 °F) and sunshine.<sup id="cite_ref-wigglesworth_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wigglesworth-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 108px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 106px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Agave_sisalana_W_IMG_2378.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Inflorescence in Goa, India"><img alt="Inflorescence in Goa, India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Agave_sisalana_W_IMG_2378.jpg/159px-Agave_sisalana_W_IMG_2378.jpg" decoding="async" width="106" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Agave_sisalana_W_IMG_2378.jpg/238px-Agave_sisalana_W_IMG_2378.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Agave_sisalana_W_IMG_2378.jpg/318px-Agave_sisalana_W_IMG_2378.jpg 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Inflorescence in <a href="/wiki/Goa" title="Goa">Goa</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 144.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 142.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Agave_sisalana_W2_IMG_2377.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flowers in Goa"><img alt="Flowers in Goa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Agave_sisalana_W2_IMG_2377.jpg/214px-Agave_sisalana_W2_IMG_2377.jpg" decoding="async" width="143" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Agave_sisalana_W2_IMG_2377.jpg/321px-Agave_sisalana_W2_IMG_2377.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Agave_sisalana_W2_IMG_2377.jpg/428px-Agave_sisalana_W2_IMG_2377.jpg 2x" data-file-width="713" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flowers in Goa</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultivation">Cultivation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cultivation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sisal was used by the <a href="/wiki/Aztecs" title="Aztecs">Aztecs</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mayans" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayans">Mayans</a> to make fabrics and paper.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 19th century, sisal cultivation spread to <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> islands, and <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Para%C3%ADba" title="Paraíba">Paraiba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bahia" title="Bahia">Bahia</a>), as well as to countries in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, notably <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>. Sisal reportedly "came to Africa from Florida, through the mechanism of a remarkable German botanist, by the name of Hindorf."<sup id="cite_ref-Gunther_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunther-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, its cultivation was introduced in 1880, by <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Heydrich" title="Fernando Heydrich">Fernando Heydrich</a> in <a href="/wiki/Matanzas" title="Matanzas">Matanzas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first commercial plantings in Brazil were made in the late 1930s, and the first sisal fibre exports from there were made in 1948. Brazilian production did not accelerate until the 1960s, and the first of many spinning mills was established. Today, Brazil is the major world producer of sisal. Both positive and negative environmental impacts arise from sisal growing.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Propagation">Propagation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Propagation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Propagation of sisal is generally by using <a href="/wiki/Bulbils" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulbils">bulbils</a> produced from buds in the flower stalk or by <a href="/wiki/Suckers_(botany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suckers (botany)">suckers</a> growing around the base of the plant, which are grown in nursery fields until large enough to be transplanted to their final positions. These methods offer no potential for genetic improvement. <i><a href="/wiki/In_vitro" title="In vitro">In vitro</a></i> multiplication of selected genetic material using <a href="/wiki/Meristem" title="Meristem">meristematic tissue culture</a> offers considerable potential for the development of improved genetic material.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fibre_extraction">Fibre extraction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fibre extraction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fibre is extracted by a process known as <a href="/wiki/Decorticator" title="Decorticator">decortication</a>, where leaves are crushed, beaten, and brushed away by a rotating wheel set with blunt knives, so that only fibres remain. Alternatively, in <a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a>, where production is typically on large estates,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the leaves are transported to a central decortication plant, where water is used to wash away the waste parts of the leaves.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fibre is then dried, brushed, and baled for export. Proper drying is important, as fibre quality depends largely on moisture content. Artificial drying has been found to result in generally better grades of fibre than sun drying, but is not always feasible in the less industrialised countries where sisal is produced. In the drier climate of north-east Brazil, sisal is mainly grown by <a href="/wiki/Smallholder" class="mw-redirect" title="Smallholder">smallholders</a> and the fibre is extracted by teams using portable <i>raspadors</i>, which do not use water.<sup id="cite_ref-IENICA_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IENICA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fibre is subsequently cleaned by brushing. Dry fibres are machine combed and sorted into various grades, largely on the basis of the previous in-field separation of leaves into size groups.<sup id="cite_ref-IENICA_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IENICA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pacas_de_sisal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Baled Brazilian sisal fibre"><img alt="Baled Brazilian sisal fibre" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Pacas_de_sisal.jpg/240px-Pacas_de_sisal.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Pacas_de_sisal.jpg/360px-Pacas_de_sisal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Pacas_de_sisal.jpg/480px-Pacas_de_sisal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1224" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Baled Brazilian sisal fibre</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_droger_is_het_laatste_onderdeel_in_het_proces_van_vezelbewerking_op_vezelonderneming_Lho_Soekon_in_Atjeh_Noord-Sumatra_TMnr_10011421.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sisal fibre drying machine in Java"><img alt="Sisal fibre drying machine in Java" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_droger_is_het_laatste_onderdeel_in_het_proces_van_vezelbewerking_op_vezelonderneming_Lho_Soekon_in_Atjeh_Noord-Sumatra_TMnr_10011421.jpg/135px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_droger_is_het_laatste_onderdeel_in_het_proces_van_vezelbewerking_op_vezelonderneming_Lho_Soekon_in_Atjeh_Noord-Sumatra_TMnr_10011421.jpg/202px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_droger_is_het_laatste_onderdeel_in_het_proces_van_vezelbewerking_op_vezelonderneming_Lho_Soekon_in_Atjeh_Noord-Sumatra_TMnr_10011421.jpg/270px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sisal fibre drying machine in Java</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 239.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 237.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mt_Uluguru_and_Sisal_plantations.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A sisal plantation in Morogoro, Tanzania: The Uluguru Mountains can be seen in the background."><img alt="A sisal plantation in Morogoro, Tanzania: The Uluguru Mountains can be seen in the background." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Mt_Uluguru_and_Sisal_plantations.jpg/356px-Mt_Uluguru_and_Sisal_plantations.jpg" decoding="async" width="238" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Mt_Uluguru_and_Sisal_plantations.jpg/534px-Mt_Uluguru_and_Sisal_plantations.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Mt_Uluguru_and_Sisal_plantations.jpg/712px-Mt_Uluguru_and_Sisal_plantations.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2567" data-file-height="1299" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A sisal plantation in <a href="/wiki/Morogoro" title="Morogoro">Morogoro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Uluguru_Mountains" title="Uluguru Mountains">Uluguru Mountains</a> can be seen in the background.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 88.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 86.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kleine_aanplant_van_bloeiende_sisal_agaven_in_de_cultuurtuin_te_Salatiga_Midden-Java_TMnr_10011536.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Historical image showing a sisal plantation on Java"><img alt="Historical image showing a sisal plantation on Java" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kleine_aanplant_van_bloeiende_sisal_agaven_in_de_cultuurtuin_te_Salatiga_Midden-Java_TMnr_10011536.jpg/130px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kleine_aanplant_van_bloeiende_sisal_agaven_in_de_cultuurtuin_te_Salatiga_Midden-Java_TMnr_10011536.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kleine_aanplant_van_bloeiende_sisal_agaven_in_de_cultuurtuin_te_Salatiga_Midden-Java_TMnr_10011536.jpg/195px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kleine_aanplant_van_bloeiende_sisal_agaven_in_de_cultuurtuin_te_Salatiga_Midden-Java_TMnr_10011536.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kleine_aanplant_van_bloeiende_sisal_agaven_in_de_cultuurtuin_te_Salatiga_Midden-Java_TMnr_10011536.jpg/261px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kleine_aanplant_van_bloeiende_sisal_agaven_in_de_cultuurtuin_te_Salatiga_Midden-Java_TMnr_10011536.jpg 2x" data-file-width="507" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Historical image showing a sisal plantation on Java</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 150.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 148.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Photo_Some_men_select_the_sisal_fibers_before_they_are_immersed_in_the_washing_tubs_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_120.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Manual selection of sisal fibres before washing"><img alt="Manual selection of sisal fibres before washing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Photo_Some_men_select_the_sisal_fibers_before_they_are_immersed_in_the_washing_tubs_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_120.jpg/223px-Photo_Some_men_select_the_sisal_fibers_before_they_are_immersed_in_the_washing_tubs_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_120.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Photo_Some_men_select_the_sisal_fibers_before_they_are_immersed_in_the_washing_tubs_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_120.jpg/335px-Photo_Some_men_select_the_sisal_fibers_before_they_are_immersed_in_the_washing_tubs_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_120.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Photo_Some_men_select_the_sisal_fibers_before_they_are_immersed_in_the_washing_tubs_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_120.jpg/446px-Photo_Some_men_select_the_sisal_fibers_before_they_are_immersed_in_the_washing_tubs_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_120.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2813" data-file-height="2269" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Manual selection of sisal fibres before washing</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 118.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 116.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Photo_A_cargo_of_sisal_fibres_on_a_ship_in_the_port_of_Tanga_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_122.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A cargo of sisal fibres on a ship in the port of Tanga in 1959"><img alt="A cargo of sisal fibres on a ship in the port of Tanga in 1959" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Photo_A_cargo_of_sisal_fibres_on_a_ship_in_the_port_of_Tanga_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_122.jpg/175px-Photo_A_cargo_of_sisal_fibres_on_a_ship_in_the_port_of_Tanga_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_122.jpg" decoding="async" width="117" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Photo_A_cargo_of_sisal_fibres_on_a_ship_in_the_port_of_Tanga_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_122.jpg/263px-Photo_A_cargo_of_sisal_fibres_on_a_ship_in_the_port_of_Tanga_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_122.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Photo_A_cargo_of_sisal_fibres_on_a_ship_in_the_port_of_Tanga_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_122.jpg/351px-Photo_A_cargo_of_sisal_fibres_on_a_ship_in_the_port_of_Tanga_1959_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_BBU_122.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2348" data-file-height="2411" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A cargo of sisal fibres on a ship in the port of Tanga in 1959</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_impacts">Environmental impacts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Environmental impacts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sisal farming initially caused <a href="/wiki/Environmental_degradation" title="Environmental degradation">environmental degradation</a>, because sisal plantations replaced native forests, but is still considered less damaging than many types of farming. No chemical fertilizers are used in sisal production, and although herbicides are occasionally used, even this impact may be eliminated, since most weeding is done by hand.<sup id="cite_ref-advanced_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-advanced-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The effluent from the decortication process causes serious pollution when it is allowed to flow into watercourses.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sisal is considered to be an invasive species in <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LDS_Church_in_Farmington_(33578464874).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg/220px-LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg/330px-LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg/440px-LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5151" data-file-height="2895" /></a><figcaption>Sisal wall covering (the gray below the wooden cornice) in a <a href="/wiki/Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Latter-day Saints">Latter-day Saints</a> meetinghouse. Due to its common use in meetinghouses, it has become a <a href="/wiki/Meme" title="Meme">meme</a> in <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Mormon culture</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sisal_mat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sisal_mat.jpg/220px-Sisal_mat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sisal_mat.jpg/330px-Sisal_mat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sisal_mat.jpg/440px-Sisal_mat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Weaving a door mat in <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Traditionally, sisal has been the leading material for agricultural twine (binder twine and <a href="/wiki/Baler_twine" class="mw-redirect" title="Baler twine">baler twine</a>) because of its strength, durability, ability to stretch, affinity for certain dyestuffs, and resistance to deterioration in saltwater.<sup id="cite_ref-world_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The importance of this traditional use is diminishing with competition from polypropylene and the development of other haymaking techniques, while new higher-valued sisal products have been developed.<sup id="cite_ref-wigglesworth_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wigglesworth-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Apart from ropes, twines, and general cordage, sisal is used in low-cost and specialty paper, dartboards, buffing cloth, filters, <a href="/wiki/Geotextiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Geotextiles">geotextiles</a>, mattresses, carpets, handicrafts, wire rope cores, and <a href="/wiki/Macram%C3%A9" title="Macramé">macramé</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wigglesworth_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wigglesworth-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sisal has been used as an environmentally friendly strengthening agent to replace asbestos and fibreglass in composite materials in various uses including the automobile industry.<sup id="cite_ref-wigglesworth_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wigglesworth-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lower-grade fibre is processed by the paper industry because of its high content of cellulose and hemicelluloses. The medium-grade fibre is used in the cordage industry for making ropes and baler and binder twine. Ropes and twines are widely employed for marine, agricultural, and general industrial use. The higher-grade fibre after treatment is converted into yarns and used by the carpet industry.<sup id="cite_ref-world_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other products developed from sisal fibre include spa products, cat-scratching posts, lumbar support belts, rugs, slippers, cloths, and disc buffers. Sisal wall covering meets the abrasion and tearing resistance standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials and of the National Fire Protection Association.<sup id="cite_ref-advanced_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-advanced-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sisal walls were used very frequently in the construction of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Mormon</a> meetinghouses built between 1985 and 2010. Because of its frequent use, it has become a meme in <a href="/wiki/Mormon_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon culture">Mormon culture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As extraction of fibre uses only a small percentage of the plant, some attempts to improve economic viability have focused on using the waste material for production of <a href="/wiki/Biogas" title="Biogas">biogas</a>, for stockfeed, or the extraction of pharmaceutical materials.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Sisal is a valuable forage for honeybees because of its long flowering period. It is particularly attractive to them during pollen shortage. The honey produced, however, is dark and has a strong and unpleasant flavour.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (October 2021)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Because sisal is an agave, it can be fermented and distilled to make <a href="/wiki/Mezcal" title="Mezcal">mezcal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In India, it may be an ingredient in some <a href="/wiki/Street_food" title="Street food">street snacks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Carpets">Carpets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Carpets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite the yarn durability for which sisal is known, slight matting of sisal carpeting may occur in high-traffic areas.<sup id="cite_ref-wigglesworth_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wigglesworth-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sisal carpet does not build up static nor does it trap dust, so vacuuming is the only maintenance required. High-spill areas should be treated with a fibre sealer and for spot removal, a dry-cleaning powder is recommended. Depending on climatic conditions, sisal absorbs air humidity or releases it, causing expansion or contraction. Sisal is not recommended for areas that receive wet spills or rain or snow.<sup id="cite_ref-wigglesworth_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wigglesworth-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sisal is used by itself in carpets or in blends with wool and acrylic for a softer hand.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Global_production_and_trade_patterns">Global production and trade patterns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Global production and trade patterns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="float:right;" class="wikitable"> <caption>Major sisal <br />producers—2020<br />(thousands of tonnes)<sup id="cite_ref-FAOSTAT_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAOSTAT-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">86.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">36.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">17.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Haiti.svg/23px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Haiti.svg/35px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Haiti.svg/46px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>World total</b></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b> 209.9 </b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Global production of sisal fibre in 2020 amounted to 210 thousand tonnes, of which Brazil, the largest producing country, produced 86,061 tonnes.<sup id="cite_ref-FAOSTAT_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAOSTAT-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sisal_production_in_Tanzania" title="Sisal production in Tanzania">Tanzania</a> produced about 36,379 tons, Kenya produced 22,768 tonnes, <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> 17,578 tonnes, and 14,006 tonnes were produced in China. <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> contributed 13,107 tons with smaller amounts coming from Haiti, Morocco, Venezuela, and <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. Sisal occupies sixth place among fibre plants, representing 2% of the world's production of plant fibre (plant fibres provide 65% of the world's fibre).<sup id="cite_ref-IENICA_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IENICA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heraldry">Heraldry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Heraldry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The sisal plant appears in the coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Barquisimeto" title="Barquisimeto">Barquisimeto</a>, Venezuela.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An unofficial <a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Yucatan.svg" title="File:Coat of arms of Yucatan.svg">coat of arms</a> for the Mexican state of <a href="/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n" title="Yucatán">Yucatán</a> features a deer bounding over a sisal plant.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_literature">In literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: In literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Journalist <a href="/wiki/John_Gunther" title="John Gunther">John Gunther</a> wrote of sisal in 1953, "if it had not been for the fact that sisal is a difficult crop, there might not have been a <a href="/wiki/Munich_Agreement" title="Munich Agreement">Munich</a> in 1939. <a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a> started out life as a sisal planter in the Bahamas, and only returned to Britain and entered politics when he found that this obdurate vegetable was too hard to grow."<sup id="cite_ref-Gunther_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunther-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisal&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Fiber_plants" title="Category:Fiber plants">Fiber plants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiber_rope" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiber rope">Fiber rope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henequen" class="mw-redirect" title="Henequen">Henequen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Year_of_Natural_Fibres" title="International Year 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4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Taxon_identifiers" title="Help:Taxon identifiers">Taxon identifiers</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;"><i>Agave sisalana</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wikidata" title="Wikidata">Wikidata</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159221" class="extiw" title="wikidata:Q159221">Q159221</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wikispecies" title="Wikispecies">Wikispecies</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agave_sisalana" class="extiw" title="wikispecies:Agave sisalana">Agave sisalana</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">AoFP: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=268">268</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">APDB: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/13966">13966</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Plant_Name_Index" title="Australian Plant Name Index">APNI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/116450">116450</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System" title="Barcode of Life Data System">BOLD</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=390254">390254</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Life" title="Catalogue of Life">CoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/65QMF">65QMF</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ecocrop" title="Ecocrop">Ecocrop</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ecocrop.review.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=339">339</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life" title="Encyclopedia of Life">EoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eol.org/pages/1084006">1084006</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/EPPO_Code" title="EPPO Code">EPPO</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/AGVSI">AGVSI</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/FloraBase" title="FloraBase">FloraBase</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18379">18379</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_North_America" title="Flora of North America">FNA</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200028033">200028033</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_Australia" title="Flora of Australia">FoAO2</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Agave%20sisalana">Agave sisalana</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_China_(series)" title="Flora of China (series)">FoC</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028033">200028033</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility" title="Global Biodiversity Information Facility">GBIF</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gbif.org/species/2766636">2766636</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Global_Invasive_Species_Database" title="Global Invasive Species Database">GISD</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1613">1613</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network" title="Germplasm Resources Information Network">GRIN</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=1735">1735</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/INaturalist" title="INaturalist">iNaturalist</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://inaturalist.org/taxa/158103">158103</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">IPA: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=3552">3552</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/International_Plant_Names_Index" title="International Plant Names Index">IPNI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ipni.org/n/6701-2">6701-2</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera" title="Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera">IRMNG</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11428825">11428825</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Invasive_Species_Compendium" title="Invasive Species Compendium">ISC</a>: <span class="uid"><a 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