Hampea

Hampea
Hampea trilobata in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Gossypieae
Genus:	Hampea Schltdl. [1]
Species
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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. ^[2]

Species

21 species are accepted. ^[3]

• Hampea albipetala Cuatrec.
• Hampea appendiculata (Donn.Sm.) Standl.
• Hampea bracteolata Lundell
• Hampea breedlovei Fryxell
• Hampea integerrima Schltdl.
• Hampea lanceolata F.Areces
• Hampea longipes Miranda
• Hampea mexicana Fryxell
• Hampea micrantha A.Robyns
• Hampea montebellensis Fryxell
• Hampea nutricia Fryxell
• Hampea ovatifolia Lundell
• Hampea platanifolia Standl.
• Hampea punctulata Cuatrec.
• Hampea reynae Fryxell– majagua
• Hampea rovirosae Standl.
• Hampea sphaerocarpa Fryxell
• Hampea stipitata S.Watson
• Hampea thespesioides Triana & Planch.
• Hampea tomentosa (C.Presl) Standl.
• Hampea trilobata Standl.

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. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "genus Hampea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
2. Jones, R. W., Fryxell, P. A., & Baro, D. M. (1997). Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Hampea (Malvales: Malvaceae: Gossypieae). Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Botánica, 68(1), 21-42.
3. "Hampea Schltdl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 3 November 2025.
4. Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2006): Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: ‘ten species’ of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Systematics and Biodiversity4(2): 127–132. doi : 10.1017/S147720000500191X PDF fulltext Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
5. 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 .