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Carludovica sp. ‘Jungle Drum’
Panama hat plant, JipiJapa
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Arecidae | Palm-like plants |
| Order | Cyclanthales | Tropical monocots named for the Cyclanthaceae family |
| Family | Cyclanthaceae | A family of neotropical plants perhaps best known for Carludovica palmata, used to make Panama hats |
| Genus | Carludovica | Named in honor of Charles IV of Spain and his wife Maria Luisa of Parma |
| Cultivar | ‘Jungle Drum’ | A cultivar sold as a house plant |
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Carludovica sp. ‘Jungle Drum’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland 
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