Hirtella is a genus of 110 species of woody trees in family Chrysobalanaceae.[2] It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[3][4][5][6] Hirtella naturally occurs in tropical forests throughout Latin America, the West Indies, southeast Africa, and Madagascar.[1][7][8] The flowers are mainly pollinated by butterflies.[9]
List of accepted species according to Kew:[1]
Hirtella is a genus of 110 species of woody trees in family Chrysobalanaceae. It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. Hirtella naturally occurs in tropical forests throughout Latin America, the West Indies, southeast Africa, and Madagascar. The flowers are mainly pollinated by butterflies.