Cecropia is a Neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees.[1]
The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the Neotropics, with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic.[2] Berg and Rosselli state that the genus is characterized by some unusual traits: spathes fully enclosing the flower-bearing parts of the inflorescences until anthesis, patches of dense indumentums (trichilia) producing Mullerian (food) at the base of the petiole, and anthers becoming detached at anthesis.[2]Cecropia is most studied for its ecological role and association with ants.[2] Its classification is controversial; in the past, it has been placed in the Cecropiaceae, Moraceae (the mulberry family), or Urticaceae (the nettle family).[3] The modern Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system places the "cecropiacean" group in the Urticaceae.
The genus is native to the American tropics, where it is one of the most recognizable components of the rainforest. The genus is named after Cecrops I, the mythical first king of Athens. Common local names in Venezuela include yarumo or yagrumo , or more specifically yagrumo hembra ("female yagrumo") to distinguish them from the similar-looking but unrelated Didymopanax (which are called yagrumo macho, "male yagrumo"). In English, these trees are occasionally called pumpwoods (though this may also refer to C. schreberiana specifically) or simply Cecropias. Spanish-speaking countries in Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador commonly use the vernacular name, guarumo.[2]
Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the family Saturniidae, or giant silk moths. Females...
Cecropia is a Neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. The genus consists of pioneer...
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Cecropia velutinella is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane...
Kékropos) was a mythical king of Attica which derived from him its name Cecropia, having previously borne the name of Acte or Actice (from Actaeus). He...
by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841. Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus, 1758) – cecropia moth Hyalophora columbia (S.I. Smith, 1865) – Columbia silkmoth...
prized for its highly figured grain Cecropia species, from North South America to Middle America, Cecropia peltata, Cecropia palmata and others Colubrina species...
not even eat at all. Some, like the Luna, Polyphemus, Atlas, Promethea, cecropia, and other large moths do not have mouth parts. This is possible because...
Cecropia maxonii is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is named for the botanist William Ralph Maxon. Mitré, M. (1998)...
Cecropia pastasana is a species of tree in the family Urticaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
Lepidomys cecropia is a species of snout moth in the genus Lepidomys. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895, and is known from Mexico (including the...
Cecropia multiflora is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Peru. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Cecropia multiflora"...
Cecropia utcubambana is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Peru. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Cecropia utcubambana"...
Apis mellifera cecropia, the Greek bee, is a subspecies of honey bee that is native to southern Greece and southern Albania. It is very similar to Apis...
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prothoracic glands in the metamorphosis of the giant silkworm, Platysamia cecropia". The Biological Bulletin. 93 (2): 89–98. doi:10.2307/1538279. JSTOR 1538279...
eat by licking the lips of their mother. All sloths eat the leaves of Cecropia. Two-toed sloths are omnivorous, with a diverse diet of insects, carrion...
ancient times the Acropolis of Athens was also more properly known as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king...
species), Elatostema (300 species), Urtica (80 species), and Cecropia (75 species). Cecropia contains many myrmecophytes. Urticaceae species can be found...
has an obligatory relationship with the ant plants Cecropia membranacea, Cecropia herthae and Cecropia marginalis. The workers are relatively small and...
more examples of this phenomenon, generally on the trunks of bamboo and cecropia trees. Spiderlings hatching from the structures were documented, but like...
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