Ludovia Explained

Ludovia is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1861. All the known species are native to Central and South America.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species^[1]

• Ludovia bierhorstii Wilder - Colombia, Ecuador
• Ludovia integrifolia (Woodson) Harling - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
• Ludovia lancifolia Brongn. - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, the Guianas, NW Brazil

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=280159 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
3. Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii