Asplundia ceci

Taxobox
name = "Asplundia ceci"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Lilliopsida
ordo = Pandanales
familia = Cyclanthaceae
genus = "Asplundia"
species = "A. ceci"
binomial = "Asplundia ceci"
binomial_authority = Hammel, 2003

"Asplundia ceci" is a species of plant belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. It occasionally grows terrestrially but is usually a highly branched liana with reddish brown stems of 15 m or longer. Petioles up to 40 cm long bear deeply bifid leaves up to 50 cm long.

This plant has a wide but scattered distribution from Costa Rica to northwestern Colombia. It is found in primary rainforest habitats.

References

* [http://www.inbio.ac.cr/pdf/CyclanthNovon03.pdf New Species of Cyclanthaceae from southern Central America and northern South America]