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Hirtella ciliata

Hirtella ciliata · Chrysobalanaceae

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Form
tree
Region
Brazil
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (16)
Corroboration (16 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    16 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study SantosMoreira2018: Santos, M. M., Batista, A. C., de Carvalho, E. V., da Silva, F. d. C., Pedro, C. M., & Giongo, M. (2018). Relationships between moisture content and flammability of campestral Cerrado species in Jalapão. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Agrárias, 13, 1-9.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site SantosMoreira2018-1; sampling september.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 2.5”

          FLAMITS record 12035.

        • “time to flaming (s): 3.3”

          FLAMITS record 12041.

        • “time to flaming (s): 6.2”

          FLAMITS record 12047.

        • “time to flaming (s): 9.2”

          FLAMITS record 12053.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12107.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12113.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12119.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12125.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “burning duration (s): 13.8”

          FLAMITS record 12059.

        • “burning duration (s): 18.4”

          FLAMITS record 12065.

        • “burning duration (s): 23.8”

          FLAMITS record 12071.

        • “burning duration (s): 23.6”

          FLAMITS record 12077.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “flame height (cm): 20”

          FLAMITS record 12083.

        • “flame height (cm): 20”

          FLAMITS record 12089.

        • “flame height (cm): 19.4”

          FLAMITS record 12095.

        • “flame height (cm): 18.5”

          FLAMITS record 12101.

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Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Hirtella ciliata (Hirtella ciliata). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/hirtella-ciliata/. Last verified 2026-08-25.