| Carludovica | |
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| Carludovica drudei inflorescences | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Cyclanthaceae |
| Genus: | Carludovica Ruiz & Pav. [1] |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Carludovica is a genus in the family Cyclanthaceae. It is native to tropical America, from southern Mexico and Guatemala to Ecuador and Bolivia. [2] Carludovica is named in honor of Charles IV of Spain and his wife Maria Luisa of Parma. [3] [4]
The genus is probably best known for Carludovica palmata (toquilla), the young leaves of which are made into Panama hats.
An unidentified species belonging to this family (possibly a Carludovica species) has been marketed as a houseplant in the United States under the name "Jungle Drum".
According to Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, there are four species [2]
Tropicos lists more species but it may contain potential synonyms: C. acuminata - C. angustifolia - C. angustissima - C. asplundii - C. atropurpurea - C. atrovirens - C. aurantiaca - C. brachypus - C. bracteosa - C. caput-medusae - C. caribaea - C. caulescens - C. chelidonura - C. chiapensis - C. coma-pyrrhae - C. coronata - C. costaricensis - C. crenifolia - C. decurrens - C. dentata - C. disticha - C. divergens (syn. of Asplundia divergens) - C. drudei - C. ecuadoriensis - C. elegans - C. ensiformis - C. euryphylla - C. fanshawei - C. fimbriata - C. funifera - C. gardneri - C. gigantea (syn. of C. palmata) - C. glandulosa - C. glauca - C. goebelii - C. gracilis - C. helicotricha - C. heterophylla - C. hookeri - C. horrida - C. humilis - C. imperialis - C. incisa (syn. of C. palmata) - C. insignis - C. insularis - C. integrifolia - C. irazuensis - C. kegeliana - C. killipii - C. labela - C. lancifolia - C. latifolia - C. latifrons - C. laucheana - C. leucocarpa - C. longicomans - C. longicrura - C. longipes - C. macropoda - C. marceana - C. mattogrossensis - C. mexicana - C. microcarpa - C. microcephala - C. microphylla - C. moritziana - C. nana - C. nobilis - C. oerstedii - C. palmata - C. palmifolia - C. parvula - C. phacospatha - C. pittieri - C. plicata - C. plumerii - C. polymera - C. pygmaea - C. quitoensis - C. rheithrophila - C. rhodocephala - C. rigida - C. rivularis - C. rotundifolia - C. rupestris - C. sarmentosa - C. sartori - C. scandens - C. schizophylla - C. sellowiana - C. serpens - C. serrata - C. stenophylla - C. steyermarkii - C. stylaris - C. subacaulis - C. sulcata - C. tabascana - C. tetragona - C. tetragonopus - C. tocoso - C. trailiana - C. trigona - C. tristicha - C. utilis - C. vestita - C. wallisii - C. williamsii
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