Hildegardia (Malvaceae)

Hildegardia populifolia

Hildegardia populifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Sterculioideae
Genus: Hildegardia
Species: H. ankaranensis – H. australiensis – H. barteri – H. cubensis – H. dauphinensis – H. erythrosiphon – H. gillettii – H. merrittii – H. migeodii – H. perrieri – H. populifolia – H. sundaica

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Hildegardia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sept. 22. Reference page.

Name

Hildegardia Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. 33 (1832).

• Type species: non design.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Firmiana sect. Hildegardia (Schott & Endl.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 55. (1897)
  • Sterculia subg. Hildegardia (Schott & Endl.) R.Br. in Bennett, Pl. Jav. Rar. 3: 235. (1844) [1].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Eastern Africa Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.L. 1832. Meletemata Botanica. C. Gerold, Wien. 36 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Hildegardia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sept. 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hildegardia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hildegardia. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hildegardia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2023.

Vernacular names

مصرى: هيلديجارديا
中文: 闭果桐属

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