Carludovica drudei

Mast. (1877)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Pandanales Family: Cyclanthaceae Genus: Carludovica

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Chron., n.s., 8: 714 (1877)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Carludovica drudei Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Palm-like perennial, forming dense clump, w/ rhizomatous stems bearing 5-10 lvs, petioles dk green, terete, to 2 m, blades flabellate-palmate, 50x70 cm long & wide (small lf coll.); infructescences axillary, erect, cylindrical, pale orange, splitting from apex, bright orange, pulpy within Lorence, D.H. 10224 Kauai BISH 2010-08-18