CYCLANTHACEAE

'Cyclanthaceae' is a family of flowering plants.
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.
;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

Contents

Cultivation and uses

References

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".

References

★ Cyclanthaceae in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), ''The families of flowering plants''

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★ NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Cyclanthaceae

★ CSDL, Texas: Cyclanthaceae