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
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

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]

References

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  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.
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