Hampea
Encyclopedia
Hampea is a flowering plant
genus
in the family
Malvaceae
. Species
include:
Lepidoptera
whose caterpillar
s feed on Hampea include Macrosoma conifera and one or two taxa of the Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) cryptic species complex
; these were
recorded on H. appendiculata.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
. Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Hampea appendiculata
- Hampea breedloveiHampea breedloveiHampea breedlovei is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.It is found only in Mexico.-Source:* González-Espinosa, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Hampea dukeiHampea dukeiHampea dukei is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.It is found only in Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Hampea micranthaHampea micranthaHampea micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.It is found only in Panama.It is threatened by habitat loss.The species occurs in rainforest up to 1,000 m....
- Hampea montebellensisHampea montebellensisHampea montebellensis is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.It is found only in Mexico.-Source:* González-Espinosa, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Hampea reynaeHampea reynaeThe Majagua is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
– Majagua - Hampea sphaerocarpaHampea sphaerocarpaHampea sphaerocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.It is found in Guatemala and Honduras.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Nelson, C. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Hampea thespesioidesHampea thespesioidesHampea thespesioides is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.It is found only in Colombia.-References:* Calderon, E. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Hampea trilobata
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
whose caterpillar
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
s feed on Hampea include Macrosoma conifera and one or two taxa of the Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) cryptic species complex
Cryptic species complex
In biology, a cryptic species complex is a group of species which satisfy the biological definition of species—that is, they are reproductively isolated from each other—but whose morphology is very similar ....
; these were
recorded on H. appendiculata.