Cyclanthaceae

Panama hat plant

Carludovica palmata Ruiz & Pav.

Family: Cyclanthaceae
Genus: Carludovica

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Panama hat plant (Carludovica palmata) — FlowerPhoto: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: هبهاب
Catalan: Palmera de Panamà
Chinese: 巴拿馬草, 巴拿马草
Czech: Karludovika dlanitá, Rozkydanec dlanitý
English: Panama hat plant
Japanese: パナマソウ
Spanish: Paja toquilla, Palma de Jipi, Toquilla

Synonyms

Carludovica gigantea Kuntze
Carludovica humilis (Wawra & Bermann) Kuntze
Carludovica incisa H.Wendl.
Carludovica incisa var. wendlandii Wawra & Bermann
Carludovica jamaicensis Lodd. ex Fawcett & Harris
Carludovica palmata var. humilis Wawra & Bermann
Carludovica serrata Wawra & Bermann
Ludovia palmata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Salmia jamaicensis Steud.
Salmia palmata (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd.

Flowers

In flower: October to May (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wendy Cutler from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alfredo Gutierrez Dipaz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.