Carludovica drudei
Panama Hat Plant
Carludovica palmata
Ruiz & Pav. Species
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- Botanical name
- Carludovica palmata
- Also known as
- Panama Hat Plant, Panama-Hat-Palm
- Family
- Cyclanthaceae
- Genus
- Carludovica
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Panama Hat Plant
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Carludovica palmata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Carludovica gigantea
Carludovica humilis
Carludovica incisa
Carludovica incisa var. wendlandii
Carludovica jamaicensis
Carludovica palmata var. humilis
Carludovica serrata
Ludovia palmata
Salmia jamaicensis
Salmia palmata
Others in Carludovica
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