Cyclanthus

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Cyclanthus bipartitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Cyclanthaceae
Genus: Cyclanthus
Poit.
Species: C. bipartitus
Binomial name
Cyclanthus bipartitus
Poit.
Synonyms
  • Cyclanthus bifolius Perr.
  • Cyclanthus cristatus Klotzsch.
  • Cyclanthus plumieri Poit.
  • Discanthus odoratus Spruce.

Cyclanthus bipartitus is the only species in genus Cyclanthus. It is a palm-like flowering plant from Central America and South America1, including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. It has been introduced in Hawaii and Tanzania2.

External links

References

1. http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/herbarium/species/16798/?fam=Cyclanthaceae&page=2 2. http://www.tropical-biology.org/research/dip/species/Cyclanthus%20bipartitus.htm


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