''Carludovica'' is a
genus
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in the
family
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Cyclanthaceae
Cyclanthaceae is a family of flowering plants.
Taxonomy
Earlier systems, such as the Cronquist system and the Takhtajan system, placed it as the sole family in the order Cyclanthales. In the classification system of Rolf Dahlgren, Dahlgren the C ...
. It is native to tropical
America
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, from southern
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and
Guatemala
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to
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and
Bolivia
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[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> ''Carludovica'' is named in honor of Charles IV of Spain
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The Spain inherited by Charles IV gave few indications of instability, but during his reign, Spain entered a series of disa ...
and his wife Maria Luisa of Parma
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.[Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ][Harling, G. (1958) "Monograph of the Cyclanthaceae" Acta Horti Berg. 18 : 128–131.]
Cultivation and uses
The genus is probably best known for ''Carludovica palmata
''Carludovica palmata'' (also known as Panama hat plant, toquilla palm, calá, palmilla, palmero, pojom, jiraca, junco, soyacal, tepejilote, and jipijapa) is a species of flowering plant in the family '' Cyclanthaceae''. It is not a true palm, ...
'' (toquilla), the young leaves of which are made into Panama hat
An Ecuadorian hat, also known as a Panama hat, a Jipijapa hat, or a toquilla straw hat, is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin. Traditionally, hats were made from the plaited leaves of the '' Carludovica palmata'' plant, k ...
s.
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[
* '' Carludovica drudei'' Mast. - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
* '']Carludovica palmata
''Carludovica palmata'' (also known as Panama hat plant, toquilla palm, calá, palmilla, palmero, pojom, jiraca, junco, soyacal, tepejilote, and jipijapa) is a species of flowering plant in the family '' Cyclanthaceae''. It is not a true palm, ...
'' Ruiz & Pav. - widespread from Tabasco to Bolivia
* '' Carludovica rotundifolia'' Schaedtler - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
* '' Carludovica sulcata'' Hammel - Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Tropicos
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References
* 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.
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External links
Cyclanthaceae
Pandanales genera
Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López
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