Cyclanthaceae

Cyclanthaceae
	Carludovica palmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Pandanales
Family:	Cyclanthaceae; Poit. ex A.Rich.
Genera
	See text

Cyclanthaceae is a family of flowering plants.

Taxonomy

Earlier systems, such as the Cronquist system and the Takhtajan system, placed it as the sole family in the order Cyclanthales. In the classification system of Dahlgren the Cyclanthaceae were the sole family of the order Cyclanthales in the superorder Cyclanthiflorae (also called Cyclanthanae).

The APG system (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 with a total of ca 230 known species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ^[2]).

Subdivision

Genera

Asplundia Harling
Carludovica Ruiz & Pav.
Chorigyne R.Erikss.
Cyclanthus Poit.
Dianthoveus Hammel & Wilder
Dicranopygium Harling
Evodianthus Oerst.
Ludovia Brongn.
Schultesiophytum Harling
Sphaeradenia Harling
Stelestylis Drude
Thoracocarpus Harling

Cultivation and uses

The family is probably best known for Carludovica palmata, the young leaves of which are made into Panama hats.

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.

References

^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.

Bibliography

Cyclanthaceae in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants
[1] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Cyclanthaceae
CSDL, Texas: Cyclanthaceae

Media related to Cyclanthaceae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cyclanthaceae at Wikispecies

[APGIII2009-1] Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2013-06-26.

[Christenhusz-Byng2016-2] Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.

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