Carludovica palmata
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Taxon |
Family |
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Carludovica palmata Ruiz. & Pav. |
Cyclanthaceae |
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| The plant invading habitat in Samoa Credit: Jim Space, PIER |
Common names: Panama hat plant, jipijapa
Synonyms: No information available.
Life form: Herb
Biology/Ecology:
Dispersal: No information available for dispersal mechanisms, but the plant has been introduced by humans for ornamental purposes.
Reproduction: Separate male and female flowers are mixed in a leafless spike. Flowers are 3.5 to 4.5 mm long. Fruit are tightly packed red berries, fused together into a syncarp 10 to 20 cm long.
Herbivores: No information available.
Resistant stages: No information available.
Habitat:
Native habitat: Lowland rainforest.
Habitat occupied in invaded range: No information available.
Habitat requirements:
| Altitude | No information available. |
| Light | Light shade to partial sun. |
| Temperature | No information available. |
| Annual rainfall | No information available. |
| Soil | No information available. |
Distribution:
Native to Panama
Introduced range: Invasive in Samoa. Introduced but not invasive in Tanzania, Mexico, Micronesia, Polynesia and Cook Islands.
Impacts:
Ecosystem: No information available.
Health, social and economic: No information available.
Management:
Mechanical: No information available.
Chemical: No information available.
Biological: No information available.
References:
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER), 2004. Available from http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/carludovica_palmata.htm (Accessed August 2006).
Whistler, W.A., 2000. Tropical Ornamentals: A Guide. Timber Press Inc.
Last updated October 2006
