Hampea
Genus of flowering plants
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Hampea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. They are trees native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are about 21 species.[2]
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| Hampea trilobata in flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Gossypieae |
| Genus: | Hampea Schltdl.[1] |
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Species
21 species are accepted.[3]
- Hampea albipetala Cuatrec.
- Hampea appendiculata (Donn.Sm.) Standl.
- Hampea bracteolata Lundell
- Hampea breedlovei Fryxell
- Hampea integerrima Schltdl.
- Hampea lanceolata F.Areces
- Hampea longipes Miranda
- Hampea mexicana Fryxell
- Hampea micrantha A.Robyns
- Hampea montebellensis Fryxell
- Hampea nutricia Fryxell
- Hampea ovatifolia Lundell
- Hampea platanifolia Standl.
- Hampea punctulata Cuatrec.
- Hampea reynae Fryxell – majagua
- Hampea rovirosae Standl.
- Hampea sphaerocarpa Fryxell
- Hampea stipitata S.Watson
- Hampea thespesioides Triana & Planch.
- Hampea tomentosa (C.Presl) Standl.
- Hampea trilobata Standl.
Ecology
Lepidoptera whose caterpillars feed on Hampea include Macrosoma conifera and one or two taxa of the two-barred flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) cryptic species complex.[4][5]
