Hilleria longifolia

Description

Hilleria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the phytolacaceae family . It comprises 16 species described and of these, only 3 accepted. The genus was described by José Mariano da Conceição Vellozo and published in Florae Fluminensis, seu, Descriptionum plantarum parectura Fluminensi sponte mascentium liber primus ad systema sexuale concinnatus 47. 1825 [1829]. The type species is: Hilleria elastica Vell.