Tachibota

Hirtella

Hirtella racemosa, Belize
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Chrysobalanaceae
Genus:	Hirtella L.
Synonyms
Tachibota Aubl. Causea Scop. Salmasia Schreb. 1789, illegitimate superfluous name, not Bubani 1873 (syn of Aira in Poaceae) Brya Vell. 1829, illegitimate homonym, not P. Browne 1756 (Fabaceae) Sphenista Raf. Zamzela Raf.

Hirtella is a genus of plants in family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.

Hirtella is native to warmer regions in Latin America, the West Indies, southeastern Africa, and Madagascar.