''Hildegardia'' is a

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of trees in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familia ...

. In older

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, it was placed in

Sterculiaceae Sterculiaceae was a family of flowering plant based on the genus ''Sterculia''. Genera formerly included in Sterculiaceae are now placed in the family Malvaceae, in the subfamilies: Byttnerioideae, Dombeyoideae, Helicteroideae and Sterculioideae. A ...

, but all members of that family are now in an expanded Malvaceae. The genus is named for Saint Hildegard of Bingen due to her contributions to herbal medicine.Schott, H. W., Endlicher, S. F. L. Meletemata Botanica. (Vienna: Carolus Gerold, 1832) There are 13 species with a pantropical distribution.Zaborsky, J. G. (2009)
''Hildegardia dauphinensis'' (Malvaceae, Sterculioideae): a new species from southeastern Madagascar.
''Adansonia'', 31(1), 143-148. Species include: *''

Hildegardia ankaranensis Hildegardia may refer to: * ''Hildegardia'' (insect), a genus of insect in the family Tetrigidae * ''Hildegardia'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae {{genus disambiguation ...

'' (Arènes) Kosterm. *'' Hildegardia australensis'' G.Leach & M.Cheek (1991) *'' Hildegardia barteri'' (Mast.) Kosterm. *'' Hildegardia cubensis'' (Urb.) Kosterm. – Guana, guanabaum *''

Hildegardia dauphinensis Hildegardia may refer to: * ''Hildegardia'' (insect), a genus of insect in the family Tetrigidae * ''Hildegardia'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae {{genus disambiguation ...

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Hildegardia erythrosiphon Hildegardia may refer to: * ''Hildegardia'' (insect), a genus of insect in the family Tetrigidae * ''Hildegardia'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae {{genus disambiguation ...

'' (Baill.) Kosterm. *''

Hildegardia gillettii ''Hildegardia gillettii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Somalia, and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a ...

'' L.J.Dorr & L.C.Barnett (1990) *''

Hildegardia merrittii Hildegardia may refer to: * ''Hildegardia'' (insect), a genus of insect in the family Tetrigidae * ''Hildegardia'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae {{genus disambiguation ...

'' (Merrill) Kosterm. *''

Hildegardia migeodii ''Hildegardia migeodii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. The deciduous shrub or smallish tree is an uncommon to rare endemic to the coastal forests region of eastern Africa. Range and habitat It is occurs locally from s ...

'' (Exell) Kosterm. *''

Hildegardia perrieri Hildegardia may refer to: * ''Hildegardia'' (insect), a genus of insect in the family Tetrigidae * ''Hildegardia'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae {{genus disambiguation ...

'' (Hochr.) Arènes *''

Hildegardia populifolia ''Hildegardia populifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in India. It is threatened by habitat loss; just about 20 trees are known to exist on the ...

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Hildegardia sundaica Hildegardia may refer to: * ''Hildegardia'' (insect), a genus of insect in the family Tetrigidae * ''Hildegardia'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae {{genus disambiguation ...

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References

Sterculioideae Malvaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Hildegard of Bingen {{Sterculioideae-stub