Adenocalymma
Adenocalymma is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae. This New World genus of lianas contains approximately 93 accepted Species.[1]
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| Adenocalymma comosum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Tribe: | Bignonieae |
| Genus: | Adenocalymma Mart. 1840 |
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Its native range stretches from Mexico down to Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Windward Islands.[1]
Adenocalymma species are used as food plants by the larva of the hepialid moth Trichophassus giganteus. The plants are pollinated by a variety of animals including insects, birds and bats.
Selected species
- Adenocalymma alliaceum
- Adenocalymma apparicianum
- Adenocalymma apurense
- Adenocalymma arthropetiolatum
- Adenocalymma bracteatum
- Adenocalymma calycina
- Adenocalymma comosum
- Adenocalymma coriaceum
- Adenocalymma cosmosa
- Adenocalymma densiflora
- Adenocalymma dichilum[2]
- Adenocalymma divaricatum
- Adenocalymma hatschbachii
- Adenocalymma impressum
- Adenocalymma inundatum
- Adenocalymma itayana
- Adenocalymma magdalenense
- Adenocalymma marginatum
- Adenocalymma mexiae
- Adenocalymma obovatum
- Adenocalymma obtusifolia
- Adenocalymma ocositense
- Adenocalymma paulistarum
- Adenocalymma prancei
- Adenocalymma purpurascens
- Adenocalymma saulense
- Adenocalymma scansile
- Adenocalymma sousae
- Adenocalymma subincanum
- Adenocalymma ternatum
- Adenocalymma uleanum
References
- "Adenocalymma Mart. ex Meisn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Isabel Christina Machado & Stefan Vogel (2004). "The North-east-Brazilian Liana, Adenocalymna dichilum (Bignoniaceae) Pollinated by Bats". Annals of Botany. 93 (5): 609–613. doi:10.1093/aob/mch069. PMC 4242311. PMID 15037447.
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