Adenocalymna
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Adenocalymna is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae
. This New World
genus of liana
s contains approximately 50 species.
Adenocalymna species are used as food plants by the larva
of the hepialid
moth
Trichophassus giganteus
. The plants are pollinated
by a variety of animal
s including insect
s, bird
s and bat
s.
Bignoniaceae
The Bignoniaceae, or Trumpet Creeper Family, is a family of flowering plants comprising about 650-750 species in 116-120 genera. Members of the family are mostly trees and lianas , shrubs and more rarely herbaceous plants. As climber plants, they are twine climbers or tendril climbers, and rarely...
. This New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
genus of liana
Liana
A liana is any of various long-stemmed, woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy to get access to well-lit areas of the forest. Lianas are especially characteristic of tropical moist deciduous...
s contains approximately 50 species.
Adenocalymna species are used as food plants by the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
of the hepialid
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.-Taxonomy and systematics:...
moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
Trichophassus giganteus
Trichophassus
Trichophassus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Trichophassus giganteus which is endemic to Brazil. The larva of this species has been recorded feeding on Adenocalymna, Eucalyptus, Ipomoea and Solanum....
. The plants are pollinated
Pollination
Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred in plants, thereby enabling fertilisation and sexual reproduction. Pollen grains transport the male gametes to where the female gamete are contained within the carpel; in gymnosperms the pollen is directly applied to the ovule itself...
by a variety of animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s including insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s, bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s and bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
s.
Selected species
- Adenocalymna alliaceum
- Adenocalymna apparicianum
- Adenocalymna apurense
- Adenocalymna arthropetiolatum
- Adenocalymna bracteatum
- Adenocalymna calycina
- Adenocalymna comosum
- Adenocalymna coriaceum
- Adenocalymna cosmosa
- Adenocalymna densiflora
- Adenocalymna dichilum
- Adenocalymna divaricatum
- Adenocalymna hatschbachii
- Adenocalymna impressum
- Adenocalymna inundatum
- Adenocalymna itayana
- Adenocalymna magdalenense
- Adenocalymna marginatum
- Adenocalymna mexiae
- Adenocalymna obovatum
- Adenocalymna obtusifolia
- Adenocalymna ocositense
- Adenocalymna paulistarum
- Adenocalymna prancei
- Adenocalymna purpurascens
- Adenocalymna saulense
- Adenocalymna scansile
- Adenocalymna sousae
- Adenocalymna subincanum
- Adenocalymna ternatum
- Adenocalymna uleanum