Cyclanthaceae Asplundia rigida (Aubl.) Harley

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Vegetative
• Inflorescence
• Flower & fruit
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Grand Etang - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Epiphytic and climbing plant, sticking to trees etc with its aerila roots. Most leavers nr tip of stemm. Stalks 15-35cm; baldes 35-65vm , divided to more than half of their length, or even divided into many segments.

Interest
Carludovica palmata is the source of fibres for Panama hats, so -called because they were shipped trhrough Panama from Ecuador during the California Gold rush in 1849.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
487

Location
Path around Grand Etang Lake.

Notes
Epiphyte at 1.5m on tree trunk. INFLOR: male red-brown, female grey-brown.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.060000 N   Longitude: 61.420000 W   Altitude: 600