Cyclanthus
Genus of flowering plants
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Cyclanthus is a genus of plants in the family Cyclanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to tropical Latin America and the West Indies. It consists of large, palm-like monocots.[2][3][4][5]
- Species[2]
- Cyclanthus bipartitus Poit. ex A.Rich. - southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, Windward Islands, northern South America (Venezuela, the Guianas, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil)
- Cyclanthus indivisus R.E.Schult. - Panama, Colombia
| Cyclanthus | |
|---|---|
| Cyclanthus bipartitus [1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Cyclanthaceae |
| Genus: | Cyclanthus Poit. ex A.Rich. |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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