Carludovica

Carludovica
Carludovica drudei inflorescences
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Cyclanthaceae
Genus: Carludovica
Ruiz & Pav.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ludovia Pers., rejected name
  • 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 of Parma.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 146 (1794)
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
  4. ^ Harling, G. (1958) "Monograph of the Cyclanthaceae" Acta Horti Berg. 18 : 128–131.