- Cecropia
:"This article is about the tropical plant. It is also an old name for the
Acropolis, Athens . In North America, the moth species "Hyalophora cecropia " is known as a "Cecropia Moth"."Taxobox
name = "Cecropia"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Cecropia obtusifolia "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Urticaceae
genus = "Cecropia"
genus_authority = Loefl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 25 species, see text"Cecropia" is a genus of about 25 species of
tree s in the nettle familyUrticaceae . They are native to tropical South andCentral America , where they form one of the most recognisable components of therainforest , easily identified by their large, circular palmately lobed leaves about 30-40 cm diameter, deeply divided into 7-11 lobes.Etymology and uses
In the past they were commonly classified in their own family (Cecropiaceae) or in the mulberry family
Moraceae , but recent genetic evidence carried out by theAngiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown they are within theUrticaceae ."Cecropia" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species including "Hypercompe icasia".The genus is named after King
Cecrops I , first King ofAthens ."
Cecropia glazioui " shows antidepressant-like activity in rats. [cite web
url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7GVW-4NP9KC6-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=11a3f1133a71ce13fb5e6364c3553e51
title=ScienceDirect - Phytomedicine : Antidepressant-like effect of Cecropia glazioui Sneth and its constituents – In vivo and in vitro characterization of the underlying mechanism
publisher=www.sciencedirect.com
accessdate=2008-03-03
last=
first=]Species include:
*"Cecropia adenopodus "
*"Cecropia glaziovii "
*"Cecropia hololeucan "
*"Cecropia insignis "
*"Cecropia longipes "
*"Cecropia maxima "
*"Cecropia maxonii "
*"Cecropia multiflora "
*"Cecropia myrtluca "
*"Cecropia obtusifolia "
*"Cecropia pachystachia "
*"Cecropia palmata "
*"Cecropia pastasana "
*"Cecropia peltata "
*"Cecropia polyphlebia "
*"Cecropia tubulosa "
*"Cecropia utcubambana "
*"Cecropia velutinella "References
External links
* [http://www.rain-tree.com/cecropia.htm "Cecropia" spp. (Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database)]
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