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.[1] It grows as a tree. It is endangered due to habitat loss from agriculture.[1]
| Cymbopetalum mayanum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Cymbopetalum |
| Species: | C. mayanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbopetalum mayanum Lundell 1974
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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,[2] chikinte, and naguate[3]
Mayan cymbopetalum provides food for ants[3] and many species of birds, including:[4]
- Yellow-billed cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus)
- Orange-billed sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris)
- Bright-rumped attila (Attila spadiceus)
- Pale-billed woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis)
- Black-faced grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster)
- Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Brown jay (Cyanocorax morio)
- Chestnut-sided warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
- Grey catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Red-throated ant tanager (Habia fuscicauda)
- Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- Black-throated shrike-tanager (Lanio aurantius)
- White-collared manakin (Manacus candei)
- Golden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
- Black-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)
- Ochre-bellied flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus)
- Lesson's motmot (Momotus lessonii)
- Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
- Dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
- Brown-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
- Sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
- Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
- Kentucky warbler (Oporornis formosus)
- Grey-collared becard (Pachyramphus major)
- Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Red-capped manakin (Pipra mentalis)
- Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Summer tanager (Piranga rubra)
- Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
- Crimson-collared tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)
- Rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra)
- Black-headed saltator (Saltator atriceps)
- Buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus)
- Thrush-like schiffornis (Schiffornis turdinus agg.)
- Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)
- Yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas)
- Masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
- Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Yellow-green vireo (Vireo flavoviridis)
- Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceous)
References edit
- ^ a b c Verspagen, N.; Erkens, R.H.J. (2020). "Cymbopetalum mayanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T30674A146873921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T30674A146873921.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ GBIF Secretariat (1 July 2013). "Cymbopetalum mayanum Lundell Species in GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Data related to Cymbopetalum mayanum at Wikispecies
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