Cymbopetalum mayanum
| Cymbopetalum mayanum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | 
| (unranked): | 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.[1] It grows as a tree. It is endangered due to habitat loss from agriculture.[1]
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)
 - Gray 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)
 - Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota)
 - 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)
 - Gray-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
- 1 2 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.
 - ↑ GBIF Secretariat (1 July 2013). "Cymbopetalum mayanum Lundell Species in GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
 - 1 2 Murray, Nancy A. (6 December 1993). Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae) (book). Systematic botany monographs 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 (BirdLife International) 17 (01): 45–61. doi:10.1017/S0959270906000554. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
 
External links
- Mayan cymbopetalum (Cymbopetalum mayanum) at Wikimedia Commons
 - Mayan cymbopetalum (Cymbopetalum mayanum) at Wikispecies
 - Mayan cymbopetalum (Cymbopetalum mayanum) at Encyclopedia of Life
 - Mayan cymbopetalum (Cymbopetalum mayanum) at IUCN Red List
 - Mayan cymbopetalum (Cymbopetalum mayanum) at Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 
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