Carludovica

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Carludovica
Carludovica drudei inflorescences
Carludovica drudei inflorescences
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Pandanales
Family: Cyclanthaceae
Genus: Carludovica
Ruiz & Pav.
Species
  • Carludovica divergens
  • Carludovica drudei
  • Carludovica palmata
  • Carludovica rotundifolia

Carludovica is a genus in the family Cyclanthaceae. It includes at least four species from tropical America, from Belize and Guatemala to Ecuador and Bolivia.

[edit] Cultivation and uses

Carludovica palmata, from which Panama hats are made.
Carludovica palmata, from which Panama hats are made.

The genus is probably best known for Carludovica palmata, the young leaves of which are made into Panama hats.

Carludovica divergens is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.[1]

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".

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ayahuasca Analogues
  • Franz, Nico M.; O'Brien, Charles W. (2001) "Ganglionus, a New Genus of Derelomini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Associated with Carludovica (Cyclanthaceae)" Annals of the Entomological Society of America 94 (6): 835-850.
  • Harling, G. (1958) "Monograph of the Cyclanthaceae" Acta Horti Berg. 18 : 128–131.

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