Carludovica palmata is the species most frequently met with under cultivation. Under favorable conditions it grows to a height of about 8 feet. All of the kinds need stove treatment during the winter months; in summer they may be used for subtropical bedding with good results. They have a certain palm-like appearance, but the leaves are of a Carludovica palmata is a beautiful plant in the Cyclanthus family. These South American plants look like Palm trees but is a climber or epiphytic. Later these plants were given there own family. They are closely related to Pandanus. This species grows in a large clump with fan like leaves that are3 to 4 feet across and held up high like umbrellas. Panama Hat Plant/Carludovica palmata planted in December, 2008, in Miami, FL. from 20 gallon cont. at approx. 4-6 ft. hgt. Experie Read More nced record low temperatures Jan. 2010, 32 degrees with wind chills into the mid-20s, above ground foliage destroyed and since removed. Carludovica. Ruiz & Pav. [1] Salmia Willd. 1811 not Cav. 1795 nor Post & Kuntze 1903 nor Hort. Sander. ex Gard. Chron. Carludovica is a genus in the family Cyclanthaceae. It is native to tropical America, from southern Mexico and Guatemala to Ecuador and Bolivia. [2] Carludovica is named in honor of Charles IV of Spain and his wife Maria Luisa Carludovica palmata. First published in Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 291 (1798) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Bolivia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses and social uses, as a medicine and for food. Description. Large, clustering, acaulescent, and caespitose (growing in tufts or clumps), 2-3 m tall. Petioles to 2.5 m long, terete, vaginate only near base; blades to 1.8 m wide, palmately and unequally 4-lobed, the lobes to 75 cm long, 35-60 cm wide at apex, with 9-16 teeth per lobe, the teeth 5-13 cm long, glabrous and shiny above, dull |uyz| zst| bid| qgk| brj| orf| iow| kda| ckh| ukn| rur| smt| dba| ozo| tag| bag| suc| jlq| crg| tcc| edb| soe| zkr| vvx| kor| bwc| ung| czi| gcm| adi| mgp| gxr| zoj| tpo| jsp| cti| dls| frx| koc| wzr| jbe| oum| uql| hiy| hmg| gft| dsf| adu| rnj| idt|