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Carludovica
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Carludovica

Carludovica is a genus in the family Cyclanthaceae. It is native to tropical America, from southern Mexico and Guatemala to Ecuador and Bolivia. Carludovica is named in honor of Charles IV of Spain and his wife Maria Luisa of Parma.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

toquilla palm

speciesCarludovica palmata

Carludovica drudei

speciesCarludovica drudei

Carludovica rotundifolia

speciesCarludovica rotundifolia

Carludovica sulcata

speciesCarludovica sulcata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120241.