Cyclanthus is a genus of plants in the family Cyclanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to tropical Latin America and the West Indies. It consists of large, palm-like monocots.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesMarburg University Photos and descriptionsTropical Biology Association, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Darwin Initiative, Cyclanthus bipartitus

Species Cyclanthus bipartitus Poit. ex A.Rich. - southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, Windward Islands, northern South America (Venezuela, the Guianas, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil) Cyclanthus indivisus R.E.Schult. - Panama, Colombia

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