Family · Monocots

Cyclanthaceae

Panama hat palm

Neotropical palm-like herbs and vines; Carludovica leaves supply fiber for Panama hats.

Accepted species: 242accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 12accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈24 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Carludovica palmata (Panama hat plant)
Cyclanthus

Genera

Asplundia102 spp.
Dicranopygium64 spp.
Sphaeradenia52 spp.
Chorigyne7 spp.
Carludovica4 spp.
Stelestylis4 spp.
Ludovia3 spp.
Cyclanthus2 spp.
Dianthoveus1 spp.
Evodianthus1 spp.
Schultesiophytum1 spp.
Thoracocarpus1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America242
Northern America7

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Cyclanthaceae sits in the order Pandanales.