Asplundia alleni is a species of terrestrial plant belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. This is a very distinctive plant: The stem is very short or absent but the petioles are up to 1.5 m long and bear palmate leaves, split into as many as 30 divisions up to 75 cm long.
Asplundia allenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Pandanales |
Family: | Cyclanthaceae |
Genus: | Asplundia |
Species: | A. allenii
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Binomial name | |
Asplundia allenii Hammel 2003
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This is a rare plant with a very limited distribution in central and eastern Panama.
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