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Cymbopetalum mayanum

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Cymbopetalum mayanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Cymbopetalum
Species:
C. mayanum
Binomial name
Cymbopetalum mayanum
Lundell 1974

Cymbopetalum mayanum is a species of plant in family Annonaceae. The specific epithet mayanum refers to the Mayan region in which it is indigenous, specifically the Atlantic lowlands of Guatemala and Honduras.[2] It grows as a tree. It is endangered due to habitat loss from agriculture.[2]

Common names for C. mayanum include Mayan cymbopetalum, huevo de toro, muk, anona de montaña, banana, chikinte, guanabano, guinellito, guineo, gunchuch, mata boni, mataboni, naguate, sufricaya, tulmax,[3] chikinte, and naguate[4]

Mayan cymbopetalum provides food for ants[4] and many species of birds, including:[5]

References

  1. ^ Nelson, C. 1998. Cymbopetalum mayanum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30674A9564812. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30674A9564812.en http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/30674/0 . Downloaded on 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Nelson, C (1998). "Cymbopetalum mayanum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ GBIF Secretariat (1 July 2013). "Cymbopetalum mayanum Lundell Species in GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b Murray, Nancy A. (6 December 1993). Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae). Systematic botany monographs. Vol. 40. Ann Arbor, Mich: American Society of Plant Taxonomists. ISBN 9780912861401. OCLC 29527548.
  5. ^ Foster, Mercedes S. (March 2007). "The potential of fruit trees to enhance converted habitats for migrating birds in southern Mexico". Bird Conservation International. 17 (1): 45–61. doi:10.1017/S0959270906000554. Retrieved 17 August 2015.