Asplundia allenii
| Asplundia allenii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Cyclanthaceae |
| Genus: | Asplundia |
| Species: | A. allenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Asplundia allenii Hammel 2003 | |
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.
This is a rare plant with a very limited distribution in central and eastern Panama.
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