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Hillia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has 24 species, all of which are native to the Neotropics.




Taxonomy


Hillia was named by Nicolaus Jacquin in 1760. It was named for the English botanist John Hill (1716-1775). Jacquin named only one species, Hillia parasitica. It has been suggested that the specific epithet as well as the generic name might well be a reference to John Hill.
Some authors have placed five of the species in a separate genus, Ravnia. A cladistic analysis of morphological characters found Ravnia to be embedded within Hillia. This hypothesis has not been tested with molecular data.
The genera Hillia, Balmea, and Cosmibuena form a monophyletic group. Some authors have designated this group as the tribe Hillieae, but it might be embedded within another tribe, Hamelieae.




Species


The following species list may be incomplete or contain synonyms.

Hillia macrophylla Standley
Hillia parasitica Jacquin
Hillia rivalis C.M. Taylor
Hillia triflora (Oersted) C.M. Taylor




Description


Most of the species are slightly succulent epiphytes or small trees. A few are subshrubs or lianas. Hillia rivalis is a rheophyte. The tissues of all the species contain raphides. The capsules have a beak-like appendage.




Uses


Hillia triflora is cultivated as an ornamental plant.




References






External links


Hillia At: Search Page At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Index by Team At: Projects At: Science Directory At: Scientific Research and Data At: Kew Gardens
Hillia At: Plant Names At: IPNI
Hillia, page 3 and Hillia, page 18 In: Enumeratio systematica plantarum At: Titles At: Botanicus
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: D-L At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press
Hillia At: List of Genera At: Rubiaceae At: List of families At: Families and Genera in GRIN Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine At: Queries At: GRIN taxonomy for plants
Hillia At: Hillieae At: Cinchonoideae At: Rubiaceae violetIn: ··· Embryophyta At: Streptophytina At: Streptophyta At: Viridiplantae At: Eudaryota At: Taxonomy At: UniProt

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