Cyclanthaceae
Encyclopedia
Cyclanthaceae is a family of flowering plants.
(1998) and the APG II system
(2003) assign it to the order Pandanales
in the clade monocots. The family occurs in the neotropics and consists of 12 genera.
Genera
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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".
Carludovica divergens is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca
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Classification
The APG systemAPG system
The APG system of plant classification is the first, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was superseded in 2003 by a revision, the APG II system, and then in 2009 by a further...
(1998) and the APG II system
APG II system
The APG II system of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...
(2003) assign it to the order Pandanales
Pandanales
Pandanales is an order of flowering plants, with a pantropical distribution.The APG III system places the Pandanales in the monocots. Both the APG III and APG II systems include five families in this order:* Cyclanthaceae* Pandanaceae* Stemonaceae...
in the clade monocots. The family occurs in the neotropics and consists of 12 genera.
Genera
- AsplundiaAsplundiaAsplundia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. They are distributed in the Neotropic ecozone from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.-Species:Species include:*Asplundia alata*Asplundia albicarpa*Asplundia allenii...
Harling - CarludovicaCarludovicaCarludovica is a genus in the family Cyclanthaceae. It includes at least four species from tropical America, from Belize and Guatemala to Ecuador and Bolivia...
Ruiz & Pav. - Chorigyne R.Erikss.
- CyclanthusCyclanthusCyclanthus bipartitus is the only species in genus Cyclanthus. It is a palm-like flowering plant from Central America....
Poit. - Dianthoveus Hammel & Wilder
- DicranopygiumDicranopygiumDicranopygium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. They are distributed in the Neotropic ecozone from Mexico to Peru.-Species:Species include:*Dicranopygium crinitum*Dicranopygium cuatrecasanum...
Harling - Evodianthus Oerst.
- Ludovia Brongn.
- Schultesiophytum Harling
- SphaeradeniaSphaeradeniaSphaeradenia is a genus of plant in family Cyclanthaceae. It contains the following species :* Sphaeradenia brachiolata, R.Erikss.* Sphaeradenia sanctae-barbarae, Harling* Sphaeradenia versicolor, R.Ekriss....
Harling - Stelestylis Drude
- ThoracocarpusThoracocarpusThoracocarpus bissectus is the only species in genus Thoracocarpus. It is a hemiepiphytic vine from South America....
Harling
Cultivation and uses
The family is probably best known for Carludovica palmata, the young leaves of which are made into Panama hatPanama hat
A Panama hat is a traditional brimmed hat of Ecuadorian origin that is made from the plaited leaves of the toquilla straw plant...
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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".
Carludovica divergens is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from the Banisteriopsis spp. vine, usually mixed with the leaves of dimethyltryptamine-containing species of shrubs from the Psychotria genus...
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General references
- Cyclanthaceae in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Cyclanthaceae
- CSDL, Texas: Cyclanthaceae