Hirtella | |
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Hirtella santosii , Bahia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
Genus: | Hirtella L. |
Type species | |
Hirtella americana | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Hirtella is a genus of 110 species of woody trees in family Chrysobalanaceae. [2] It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. [3] [4] [5] [6] Hirtella naturally occurs in tropical forests throughout Latin America, the West Indies, southeast Africa, and Madagascar. [1] [7] [8] The flowers are mainly pollinated by butterflies. [9]
List of accepted species according to Kew: [1]
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