Status:
valid
Authors:
(B.L.Turner) Sutorý
Source:
tro
Year:
2010
Citation Micro:
Novon 20: 464 (2010)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001039878
Common Names
- Hackelia
- Hintoniorum
- Hackelia Hintoniorum
Description
Hackelia hintoniorum (also called Hinton's Hackelia, among many other common names) is a herbaceous perennial plant with white flowers and a native region of South America. It is found in wet forests and rainforests.
Uses & Benefits
Hackelia hintoniorum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a hedge plant. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flowers of Hackelia hintoniorum are white and have five petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a single stem.
Where to Find Hackelia hintoniorum
Hackelia hintoniorum can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Species in the Hackelia genus
Hackelia bhutanica,
Hackelia brachytuba,
Hackelia ciliata,
Hackelia deflexa,
Hackelia difformis,
Hackelia diffusa,
Hackelia heliocarpa,
Hackelia meeboldii,
Hackelia mexicana,
Hackelia murgabica,
Hackelia obtusifolia,
Hackelia popovii,
Hackelia uncinata,
Hackelia hintoniorum,
Hackelia patens,
Hackelia leonotis,
Hackelia parviflora,
Hackelia revoluta,
Hackelia amethystina,
Hackelia bella,
Hackelia besseyi,
Hackelia californica,
Hackelia cinerea,
Hackelia cronquistii,
Hackelia cusickii,
Hackelia davisii,
Hackelia floribunda,
Hackelia hirsuta,
Hackelia hispida,
Hackelia micrantha,
Hackelia mundula,
Hackelia nervosa,
Hackelia pinetorum,
Hackelia setosa,
Hackelia sharsmithii,
Hackelia ursina,
Hackelia velutina,
Hackelia venusta,
Hackelia virginiana,
Hackelia andicola,
Hackelia ibapensis,
Hackelia ophiobia,
Hackelia brevicula,
Hackelia skutchii,
Hackelia stricta,
Hackelia gracilenta,
Hackelia hendersonii,
Hackelia scaberrima,
Hackelia rattanii,
Hackelia stewartii,
Species in the Boraginaceae family
Actinocarya acaulis,
Actinocarya tibetica,
Adelocaryum coelestinum,
Adelocaryum flexuosum,
Adelocaryum malabaricum,
Adelocaryum nebulicola,
Adelocaryum lambertianum,
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum,
Aegonychon zollingeri,
Aegonychon purpurea-coeruleum,
Aegonychon calabricum,
Aegonychon calabrum,
Afrotysonia africana,
Afrotysonia glochidiata,
Afrotysonia pilosicaulis,
Alkanna amana,
Alkanna angustifolia,
Alkanna areolata,
Alkanna attilae,
Alkanna aucheriana,
Alkanna auranitica,
Alkanna bracteosa,
Alkanna caliensis,
Alkanna cappadocica,
Alkanna confusa,
Alkanna corcyrensis,
Alkanna cordifolia,
Alkanna dumanii,
Alkanna frigida,
Alkanna froedinii,
Alkanna galilaea,
Alkanna graeca,
Alkanna haussknechtii,
Alkanna hellenica,
Alkanna hirsutissima,
Alkanna hispida,
Alkanna incana,
Alkanna intercedens,
Alkanna jordanovii,
Alkanna kotschyana,
Alkanna leiocarpa,
Alkanna leptophylla,
Alkanna lutea,
Alkanna macrophylla,
Alkanna macrosiphon,
Alkanna maleolens,
Alkanna megacarpa,
Alkanna methanaea,
Alkanna milliana,
Alkanna mughlae,