Hilleria latifolia (Lam.) H.Walter

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 83: 81 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1971). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Phytolaccaceae: 1-8.
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl. Pflanzenr. Phytolacc. 81, t. 25 (1909).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

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  • Balle in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 2: 98, t. 8 (1951).
  • Cavaco in Fl. Madag., Phytolacc.: 4, fig. 1/1–3 (1954).
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  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1: 107, fig. 68 (1950).
  • H. Walt. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 83: 81, fig. 25 (1909).
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  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 143 (1954).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 143 (1948).

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
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  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
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  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Rakotovao, C. [7292] Madagascar K001614349 Yes
Aug 1, 2009 Etuge, M. [5134] Cameroon K000337795 No
Nov 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11812] Cameroon K000338831 No
Nov 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11061] Cameroon K000338832 No
Sep 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1544] Cameroon K000008083 No
Sep 1, 2002 Lane, P. [491] Cameroon K000008442 No
Sep 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10277] Cameroon K000008080 No
Sep 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2013] Cameroon K000008084 No
Sep 1, 2002 Cable, S. [898] Cameroon K000008443 No
Sep 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3523] Cameroon K000008081 No
Sep 1, 2002 Williams, S. [140] Cameroon K000008444 No
Sep 1, 2002 Ghogue, J.-P. [480] Cameroon K000008082 No
Aug 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9392] Cameroon K000008079 No
Aug 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7907 A] Cameroon K000197656 No
Aug 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1468] Cameroon K000027243 No
Jan 1, 1987 Manning, S.D. [877] Cameroon K000070645 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [5215] Cameroon K000070647 No
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [2735] Cameroon K000070646 No
Jan 1, 1968 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6872] Cameroon K000070644 No
Jan 1, 1963 Boughey, A.S. [10411] Cameroon K000070640 No
Holguer Lugo, S. [1955] Ecuador K001561201 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [427] Uganda K:SPC-17729.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [333] Cameroon K000070637 No
Szafranski, F. [1119] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001766811 No
Dawkins, H.C. [419] Uganda K:SPC-21941.000 No
Daramola, B., O. [FHI 35543] Cameroon K000070639 No
Randrianarivony, T.; Rakotoarivony, F.; Helison; Heriman, S.; Rehary; Rebesa [793] Madagascar K001635376 Yes
Preuss, P.R. [1160] Cameroon K000070641 No
Maitland, T.D. [572a] Cameroon K000070638 No
Preuss, P.R. [1160] Cameroon K000070642 No
Cameroon K000070639 No
Cameroon K000070637 No
Cameroon K000070638 No
Cameroon K000070641 No
Cameroon K000070642 No
Cameroon K000070640 No
Cameroon K000008444 No
Cameroon K000338832 No
Cameroon K000338831 No
Cameroon K000197656 No
Cameroon K000070647 No
Cameroon K000070646 No
Cameroon K000008084 No
Cameroon K000070644 No
Cameroon K000008443 No
Cameroon K000027243 No
Cameroon K000337795 No
Cameroon K000008083 No
Cameroon K000008082 No
Cameroon K000008081 No
Cameroon K000008080 No
Cameroon K000008442 No
Cameroon K000070645 No
Cameroon K000008079 No

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