Hampea
| Hampea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Hampea trilobata in flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Hampea
|
| Species | |
|
Several, see text | |
Hampea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. They are trees native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are about 21 species.[1]
- Hampea appendiculata
- Hampea breedlovei
- Hampea dukei
- Hampea micrantha
- Hampea montebellensis
- Hampea reynae – Majagua
- Hampea sphaerocarpa
- Hampea thespesioides
- Hampea trilobata
Ecology
Lepidoptera whose caterpillars feed on Hampea include Macrosoma conifera and one or two taxa of the two-barred flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) cryptic species complex;[3][4]
References
- ^ Jones, R. W., Fryxell, P. A., & Baro, D. M. (1997). Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Hampea (Malvales: Malvaceae: Gossypieae). Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Botánica, 68(1), 21-42.
- ^ Hampea. The Plant List.
- ^ Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2006): Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: ‘ten species’ of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 4(2): 127–132. doi:10.1017/S147720000500191X PDF fulltext
- ^ Hébert, Paul D.N.; Penton, Erin H.; Burns, John M.; Janzen, Daniel H. & Hallwachs, Winnie (2004): Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the semitropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator. PNAS 101(41): 14812-14817. doi:10.1073/pnas.0406166101 PDF fulltext Supporting Appendices these were recorded on H. appendiculata.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hampea.
 | This Malvales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |