Cymbopetalum mayanum

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Cymbopetalum mayanum
Cymbopetalum mayanum Herbarium specimen NMNH-00900159.tif
Herbarium specimen of C. mayanum from the National Museum of Natural History
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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 flowering plant in family Annonaceae . [2] [3] 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, and may be threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation. [1] It is native to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Southeast Mexico. [2]

Common names for C. mayanum include Mayan cymbopetalum, huevo de toro, muk, anona de montaña, banana, guanabano, guinellito, guineo, gunchuch, mata boni, mataboni, naguate, sufricaya, tulmax, [4] chikinte, and naguate [5]

Mayan cymbopetalum provides food for ants [5] and many species of birds, including: [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Verspagen, Nadja; Erkens, Roy H.J. (2020) [10 September 2019]. "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. 1 2 "Cymbopetalum mayanum Lundell". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. "Cymbopetalum mayanum Lundell". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 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 .