Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Wonderful Plants
Type:
Picture
Chapter:
633.33.00
633.33.00 Cyclanthaceae
Botany: tropical.
Genera: Asplundia, Carludovica, Chorigyne, Cyclanthus, Dianthoveus, Dicranopygium, Evodianthus, Ludovia, Schultesiophytum, Sphaeradenia, Stelestylis, Thoracocarpus.
Taxonomy
Cyclanthaceae are a family in Pandanales.
They have typical leaves, split in two. They are placed in Subphase 2.
The family is best known for Carludovica palmata, used for making Panama hats.
Carludovica divergens is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.