Hirtella Explained

Hirtella is a genus of 110 species of woody trees in family Chrysobalanaceae.^[1] It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Hirtella naturally occurs in tropical forests throughout Latin America, the West Indies, southeast Africa, and Madagascar.^{[6] [7] [8]} The flowers are mainly pollinated by butterflies.^[9]

Species

List of accepted species according to Kew:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hirtella L. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. Plants of the World Online. 2020-02-03.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358055#page/46/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 34
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40026408 Tropicos, Hirtella L.
4. Prance, G.T. & Sothers, C.A. (2003). Chrysobalanaceae 1 & 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 9, 10: 1-319, 1-268. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
5. Prance, G. T. & F. White. 1988. The genera of Chrysobalanaceae: a study in practical and theoretical taxonomy and its relevance to evolutionary biology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 320: 1–184.
6. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=370601 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
7. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Erythroxylaceae a Icacinaceae. 3(2): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
8. Prance, G. T. 1976. Additions to neotropical Chrysobalanaceae. Brittonia 28(2): 209–230
9. Prance. Ghillean T.. July 2007. Flora da Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brasil: Chrysobalanaceae. Rodriguésia. 58. 3. 493–531. 10.1590/2175-7860200758303. 2175-7860. free.