Cyclanthaceae

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Cyclanthaceae
Carludovica palmata
Carludovica palmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Lilliopsida
Order: Pandanales
Family: Cyclanthaceae
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genera

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Cyclanthaceae is a family of flowering plants.

The APG system (1998) and the APG II system (2003) assign it to the order Pandanales in the clade monocots. The family occurs in the neotropics and consists of 12 genera.

Genera
  • Asplundia Harling
  • Carludovica Ruiz & Pav.
  • Chorigyne R.Erikss.
  • Cyclanthus Poit.
  • Dianthoveus Hammel & Wilder
  • Dicranopygium Harling
  • Evodianthus Oerst.
  • Ludovia Brongn.
  • Schultesiophytum Harling
  • Sphaeradenia Harling
  • Stelestylis Drude
  • Thoracocarpus Harling

[edit] Cultivation and uses

The family is probably best known for Carludovica palmata, 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".

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