Hilleria

Hilleria latifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Petiveriaceae
Genus: Hilleria
Species: H. latifolia – H. longifolia – H. secunda

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Hilleria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 31. Reference page.

Name

Hilleria Vell. Fl. Flumin. 47. (1829)

• Type species: Hilleria latifolia (Lam.) H.Walter Pflanzenr. IV. 83(Heft 39): 81–82. (1909) originally designated as synonym Hilleria elastica Vell. Fl. Flumin. 47. (1829)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mancoa Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 56 (1837), nom. rej.
  • Mohlana Mart. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 3: 170 (1832)
  • Hillera Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 551 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest, Paraguay Regional:Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Ecuador Regional:Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional:Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Introduced into: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vellozo, J.M.C. (†). 1829 ["1825"]. Florae Fluminensis, seu descriptionum plantarum praefectura fluminensi sponte nascentium liber primus ad systema sexuale concinnatus ... 352 pp. Flumine Januario [Rio de Janeiro]. BHL Reference page. ː 47.

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. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 
• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Hilleria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Hilleria. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 May 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Hilleria. Published online. Accessed: May 10 2017. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Hilleria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2017. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• 日本語: ヒッレリア