Cyclanthus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cyclanthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cyclanthus (flowers in a circle). Cyclanthaceae. A Trop. American genus of 4 species giving name to a small order which is allied to the palms. They are acaulescent palm-like herbs with a milky juice: lvs. long-stalked, entire or bi-furcate, the segms. lanceolate, 1-nerved: fls. fragrant. The species are not in the American trade. Cult. of Carludovica (which see). C. bipartitus, Poit., of Guiana, has Lvs. sometimes divided into 2 long narrow lobes, the petioles being 3-6 ft. long: spadix straight and cylindrical, in a 4-lvd. yellow spathe, the scape 2 ft. long. G.W. 8, p. 153; 15, p. 610. C. cristatus, Klotzsch, of Colombia, has short- stalked bifid lvs., with the parts falcate and connivent: spadix about 8 in. long. G.W. 8, p. 202. C. discolor, Hort., has young lvs. streaked with brown-orange: lvs. bifid, the parts lanceolate, acuminate, the margins frilled. Probably S. Amer. C. Godseffianus, Hort., exhibited in 1892, "has noble lvs. of a rich green color, oblong, obovate, tapering to a sheathing stalk." Sander. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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