Chrysobalanaceae
Hirtella

Hirtella bullata Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 216 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1967 Ule, E. [7981] Brazil K000220857 Type Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Suclli, E. [355] Peru K004432916 Yes
Aymard, G.; Stergios, B.; Cuello, N. [9797] Venezuela K004432911 Yes
Schomburgk [132.S.] Guyana K000220856 Holotype Yes
Bourdy, G. [GB1580] Bolivia K004432952 Yes
Aymard, G.; Stergios, B.; Cuello, N. [6533] Venezuela K004432910 Yes
Smith, D.N.; Garcia, E.; Gullison, R.E. [14235] Bolivia K004432954 Yes
Fuentes, A.; Paniagua, N.; Cabrera, H.; Torrico, F. [5356] Bolivia K004432943 Yes
Díaz, C.; Campos, J.; Peña, A.; Chamik, D. [8348] Peru K004432919 Yes
Morawetz, W.; Wallnöfer, B. [116-201085] Peru K004432925 Yes
Díaz, C.; Ramirez, H. [9377] Peru K004432931 Yes
Ancuash, E. [1282] Peru K004432932 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [12757] Peru K004432921 Yes
de Lima, H.C.; Gribel, R.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; da Costa, W.S. [8152] Brazil K001560176 Yes
Moraes, M. [296] Bolivia K004432938 Yes
Castillo, A. [3483] Venezuela K004432913 Yes
Fundacion Biologica Puerti Rastrojo [CHI-85] Colombia K004432905 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Poma, A.; Palabral, A. [973] Bolivia K004432941 Yes
Sobrevila, C.; Foster, R.B.; Alban C, J. [2013] Peru K001925402 No
Helme, N. [413] Bolivia K004432950 Yes
Beck, S.G.; Seidel, R. [16678] Bolivia K004432956 Yes
Serato, A. [AS00121] Bolivia K004432953 Yes
Díaz, C.; Ramirez, H.; Castro, D. [9224] Peru K004432930 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [9233] Peru K004432936 Yes
Foster, R.B.; d'Achille, B. [11562] Peru K004432926 Yes
Nee, M. [50206] Bolivia K004432944 Yes
Fernandez, Y. [177] Venezuela K004432907 Yes
Ortiz, R.; Jaramillo, N.; Apanú, R. [6] Peru K004432934 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Nunez, P.; Ramirez, F. [10121] Peru K004432933 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [5652] Peru K004432924 Yes
Smith, S.F.; Smith, C.C.; Condon, M.A. [1074] Peru K004432937 Yes
Wessels Boer, J.G. [2334] Venezuela K004432909 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela K004432914 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Palabral, A.; Flores, N.; Gismondi, P. [1144] Bolivia K004432942 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [6210] Peru K004432928 Yes
Morawetz, W.; Wallnöfer, B. [116-201085] Peru K004432923 Yes
Raynel, C.; Meneses, E. [5100] Peru K004432922 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Adderley, L.S. [43231] Venezuela K004432915 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [6210] Peru K004432927 Yes
Fundacion Biologica Puerti Rastrojo [912] Colombia K004432904 Yes
Smith, D.N.; García, E.; Gullison, R.E. [14189] Bolivia K004432957 Yes
Jaramillo, N.; Apanu, R.; Apanu, G. [395] Peru K004432929 Yes
Delgado, L. [795] Venezuela K004432912 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Gismondi, P.; Flores, N. [1666] Bolivia K004432940 Yes
Del Aguila, M.; Killeen, T.; Zabala, R.; Garcia, V.; Garcia, E. [39] Bolivia K004432946 Yes
Huamantupa, I.; Montero, A.; Quispe, J. [3680] Peru K004432917 Yes
Rivero, E. [125] Bolivia K004432948 Yes
Zenteno, F.; Coharite, J.; Cuevas, E. [3104] Bolivia K004432939 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Aymard, G.A.; Berry, P.E.; Schargel, R. [10278] Venezuela K004432908 Yes
Del Aguila, M.; Killeen, T.; Vargas, I.; Perry, A.; Garcia, V.; Garcia, E. [39] Bolivia K004432947 Yes
Cruz, A.; Medina, F. [151] Bolivia K004432945 Yes
Aguilar, M.; Castro, D. [1021] Peru K004432918 Yes
Nee, M. [39188] Bolivia K004432955 Yes
Stergios, B. [11210] Venezuela K004432906 Yes
Díaz, C.; Katip, S.Y.; Peña, A. [6916] Peru K004432920 Yes
Bourdy, G. [GB1821] Bolivia K004432951 Yes
Seidel, R. [5923] Bolivia K004432949 Yes
Wurdack, J.J. [1986] Peru K004432935 Yes

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