Editing Sisal (section)

===Plant description===
Sisal plants consist of a [[Rosette (botany)|rosette]] of sword-shaped leaves about {{convert|1.5|to|2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall. Young leaves may have a few minute teeth along their margins, but lose them as they mature.<ref>Perrine, Henry.  Tropical Plants - 25th Congres, 2d session [Rep. no. 564] Ho. of Reps. Dr. Henry Perrine 8, 9, 16, 47, 60, 86. 1838.</ref>

The sisal plant has a 7- to 10-year lifespan and typically produces 200–250 commercially usable leaves.  Each leaf contains around 1000 fibers.  The fibers 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 {{convert|25|C}} and sunshine.<ref name=wigglesworth/>

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File:Agave sisalana W IMG 2378.jpg|Inflorescence in [[Goa]], [[India]]
File:Agave sisalana W2 IMG 2377.jpg|Flowers in Goa
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