Hirtella americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Hirtella
Species: Hirtella americana

Name

Hirtella americana L., Sp. Pl.: 34 (1753)

• Lectotype: G. Clifford s.n. (holotype: BM-BM000557636); designated by Prance (1972: 289)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chrysobalanus americanus (L.) Morales, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 23: 391 (1887); not accepted by Govaerts (1999) [cited as Hirtella americana]
• Heterotypic
  • Hirtella mollicoma Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 263 (1825); not accepted by Prance & Sothers (2003) [cited as Hirtella americana]
    • Type: A.J.A. Bonpland 1798 (holotype: MNHN-P-P00679404; isotypes: MNHN-P-(P00741015, P00741016, P00741017)).
    • Type locality: Regnum Novo-Granatense[Colombia]. Prope El Espinal, ad ripam fluminis Magdalenæ, alt. 220 hex.
  • Hirtella mollissima Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 366 (1880); not accepted by Prance & Sothers (2003) [cited as Hirtella americana]
  • Chrysobalanus mollicomus (Kunth) M.Gómez, Fl. Cuba: 39 (1887); not accepted by Prance & Sothers (2003) [cited as Hirtella americana]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic Regional: Northern South America Venezuela Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 34. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S. 1824–1825 ["1825"]. Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt. Tomus 7 (quarto ed.). 506 pp., tt. 601–700. Apud Gide filium, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Prance, G.T. 1972. Fl. Neotrop. 9.
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hirtella americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 August 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Hirtella americana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 August 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hirtella americana. Published online. Accessed: 7 August 2021.
• IUCN: Hirtella americana L. (Least Concern)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Hirtella americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 August 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hirtella americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 7 August 2021.