- Carludovica
Taxobox
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Carludovica drudei " inflorescences
name = "Carludovica"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Pandanales
familia =Cyclanthaceae
genus = "Carludovica"
genus_authority = Ruiz & Pav.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "Carludovica divergens "
* "Carludovica drudei "
* "Carludovica palmata "
* "Carludovica rotundifolia ""Carludovica" is a
genus in the familyCyclanthaceae . It includes at least fourspecies from tropical America, fromBelize andGuatemala toEcuador andBolivia .Cultivation and uses
The genus is probably best known for "
Carludovica palmata ", the young leaves of which are made intoPanama hat s."
Carludovica divergens " is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drinkAyahuasca . [ [http://www.serendipity.li/dmt/hoasca.html#tbl1 Ayahuasca Analogues] ]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".
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.
* Harling, G. (1958) "Monograph of the Cyclanthaceae" "Acta Horti Berg." 18 : 128–131.External links
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