Cymbopetalum mayanum

Cymbopetalum mayanum
Herbarium specimen of C. mayanum from the National Museum of Natural History
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.[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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.