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Carludovica drudei Mast.

Species

Angiosperms > Pandanales > Cyclanthaceae > Carludovica

Characteristics

Plants stout, acaulescent. Leaves long-petiolate; blade broadly flabellate, divided into 3 wedge-shaped segments, each in turn subdivided into numerous acuminate sectors, about 1 m. broad and long; petioles rather slender, 1.5-2.0 m. long. Peduncles stout, 40-50 cm. long; spathes 4, congested immediately below the spadix; spadix narrowly cylindrical, 11-12 cm. long, 1.5 cm. thick; fruiting perigonial lobes-very narrowly lance-trigonal, acuminate, 7-8 mm. long, some-what foliaceous, far surpassing the pistil.
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A herb or palm like shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The stem is short and underground. The leaves are fan shaped and 2 m across. They are divided into 3-4 wedge shaped sections. They are deeply divided. The leaf stalk is 2.5 m long. The flowers are on a fleshy spike. Male and female flowers are alternate in spirals. The male are in clusters of 4 and the female flowers are sunk into the flower stalk. The fruit is oval to round. They are 1 cm long and bright orange. There are many oval seeds 2 mm long.
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical lowland forest beside streams and on steep slopes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible flowers
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Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Images

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Distribution

Carludovica drudei world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297529-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762982
COL ID 69BRW
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Synonyms

Carludovica speciosa Carludovica tabascana Carludovica drudei
WorldFloraDB 2024