Adenocalymma

Adenocalymma
Adenocalymma comosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Adenocalymma
Mart. 1840
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Adenocalymma is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae. This New World genus of lianas contains approximately 50 species.

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
  • 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

  • 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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