Carludovica
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]
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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] |
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Cultivation and uses
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".
Lists of species
According to Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, there are four species[2]
- Carludovica drudei Mast. - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
- Carludovica palmata Ruiz & Pav. - widespread from Tabasco to Bolivia
- Carludovica rotundifolia Schaedtler - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
- Carludovica sulcata Hammel - Nicaragua, Costa Rica
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
References
- Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 146 (1794)
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
- Harling, G. (1958) "Monograph of the Cyclanthaceae" Acta Horti Berg. 18 : 128–131.
- 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.
- Henderson, Peter (1881). Henderson's Handbook of Plants. New York: P. Henderson & Co. p. 38. OL 24234145M.
