Hildegardia (plant genus)
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Hildegardia is a genus from the subfamily of the sterculioideae (Sterculioideae) in the family of the Malvaceae (Malvaceae).
description
Hildegardia species are trees . They have thin, broadly oval leaves that are completely or slightly lobed and heart-shaped at the bottom.
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There are both species with hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers. Terminal, racemose inflorescences are formed. The four to five mostly reddish sepals are fused in a tubular shape and remain until the fruit is ripe. As with the other species of the tribe, the petals of the flowers are completely absent . The ten to 15 stamens and the five carpels sit on an androgynophore .
Hildegardia species differ from others of the tribe by their fruits , which are surrounded by a thin, membranous shell that remains closed when the fruit is ripe.
distribution
The genus is spread pantropically, although the individual species are not pantropical, but come from different regions.
Systematics
There are twelve known species:
- Hildegardia ankaranensis (Arènes) Kosterm. , occurs in Madagascar
- Hildegardia australiensis G.Leach & M.Cheek , Origin : Australia
- Hildegardia barteri (mast.) Kosterm. , occurs in tropical Africa
- Hildegardia cubensis (Urb.) Kosterm . (Guana, guana tree ), occurs only in Cuba
- Hildegardia dauphinensis J.G. Zaborsky , found in southeastern Madagascar, was first described in 2009
- Hildegardia erythrosiphon (Baill.) Kosterm. , occurs in Madagascar
- Hildegardia gillettii L.J.Dorr & LCBarnett , occurs in Somalia
- Hildegardia merrittii (Merrill) Kosterm. , occurs in the Philippines
- Hildegardia migeodii (Exell) Kosterm. , occurs in Tanzania
- Hildegardia perrieri (upper right) Arènes , occurs in Madagascar
- Hildegardia populifolia (Roxb. & Wall.) Schott & Endl. , occurs in India
- Hildegardia sundaica Kosterm. , occurs in Sumbawa .
Name declaration
The generic name Hildegardia honors Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179), a German clergyman, abbess and (universal) scholar.
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- Genus Hildegardia . (English)
- The International Plant Names Index (IPNI), accessed November 5, 2013.
