Hilleria

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Hilleria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Petiveriaceae
Genus: Hilleria
Vell.
Synonyms
  • MancoaRaf.
  • MohlanaMart.
Hilleria latifolia Hilleria latifolia 01.jpg
Hilleria latifolia

Hilleria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Petiveriaceae. [1]

Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. [1] It has been introduced to large parts of Africa including; Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal (region of South Africa), Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zaire. [1]

The genus name of Hilleria is in honour of Matthaeus Hiller (1646–1725), a German clergyman, professor and linguist in Tübingen, Holland. [2] It was first described and published in Fl. Flumin. on page 47 in 1829. [1]

Known species, according to Kew: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hilleria Vell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-2676-9.
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