Chrysobalanaceae
Hirtella

Hirtella eriandra Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 217 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to N. & NE. Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Peru

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
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • 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?
Dec 1, 2008 Homeier, J., et al. [2947] Ecuador K000396822 Yes
Gentry, A.; Repizzo, A.; Barbosa, C.; Ortiz, R. [71863] Colombia K004432974 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Moreira, G.A.; Pereira, R.L. [14042] Brazil K001590276 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Barreto dos Santos, A.J.; Rocha, G.P.E.; Pereira, J.B. [16373] Brazil K001574611 Yes
Barrier, S. [556] Peru K001567074 Yes
Murphy, H. [202] Peru K004432980 Yes
Ayala, F. [1719] Peru K004432983 Yes
de Michel, R.; Capra, M.E. [2480] Bolivia K004432979 Yes
Fundacion Biologica Puerti Rastrojo [5059] Colombia K004432976 Yes
Fundacion Biologica Puerti Rastrojo [482] Colombia K004432975 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Arevalo, N. [9082] Peru K004432982 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [886] Brazil K000220858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [886] Brazil K000220859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [13209] Peru K004432981 Yes
Fundacion Biologica Puerti Rastrojo [687] Colombia K004432977 Yes
Ledezma, N.R.; Idalgo, W.; Molina, J.A.; Flores, R.; Sosa, L.; Arauz, F. [887] Bolivia K004432978 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0