Chrysobalanaceae
Hirtella

Hirtella americana L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 34 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to Ecuador, Cuba to Hispaniola. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food and for revegetation and food.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/144128083/149050435

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
carita de negro, garrapato, guamo mestizo, moradito, pasito, querrico
[UNAL]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Conservation
Least concern.
Ecology
Alt. 50 - 1450 m.
Distribution
Native from Colombia.
Morphology General Habit
Tree.
[UPB]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Guiana Shield, Caribbean, Orinoquia. Elevation range: 50–1450 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Cesar, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Tolima.
Habit
Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Garrapato, Garrapo
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 50 - 1450 m.; Andes, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

Uses

Use Animal Food Fruits
Infructescences - The fruits are eaten by birds (Romero Castañeda 1961).
Use Environmental Revegetation
Live plant (in situ) - Used for ecological restoration (Romero Castañeda 1961).
Use Food
Infructescences - Edible fruit (Romero Castañeda 1961).
Use Materials
Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
[UPB]

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
[UPFC]

Common Names

Spanish
Carita de negro, guamo mestizo, pasito, garrapo.

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/