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Need to know.

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This is the stalk and flower.

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Keith, this looks like some sort of cyclanth, probably a Carludovica sp. or cultivar (possibly the one sold mass-market as "jungle drum"). BTW, most of these are really tender to cold.

Michael Norell

Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 293 ft | z10a | avg Jan 44/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899)

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I'm with Michael on this one, it's a good looking bugger too.

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Thanks guys. I was thinking about it for houseplant, but had no idea on what to lookup concerning its like and dislikes indoors.

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This plant is often sold under the names Jungle Drum and Panama Hat Palm. But trying to research it out I came up with Asplundia martiana. However, there's no martiana listed by Kew, not even as a synonym. It seems pretty definitely to be an Asplundia but haven't had the time to try searching all the 100+ species for images. Information on Cyclanthaceae is very skant.

Mine has outgrown its 400mm pot. The plant itself is going over 1 metre high now. Come the wet season it has to go out into the garden. It flowers frequently but has never set seed. Never produced any pups either.

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Keith - its probably carludovica palmata - used to grow hundreds of them for a friends nursery in s. florida- a little similar to some of the other carludovica species when younger , but much easier to ID when the adult leaves form- cool plants but definatly dont like it below 40 degrees- good luck

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