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Helicteres

Helicteres is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. Its range is from tropical and sub-tropical Asia through to northern Australia, and also Mexico through to the northern half of South America.

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Helicteres
The flowers of a plant from the genus Helicteres
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Helicteroideae
Tribe: Helictereae
Genus: Helicteres
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Species

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Synonyms
  • Alicteres Neck.
  • Anisora Raf.
  • Camaion Raf.
  • Hypophyllanthus Regel
  • Isora Mill.
  • Methorium Schott & Endl.
  • Nisoralis Raf.
  • Opsopaea Neck.
  • Orthothecium Schott & Endl.
  • Oudemansia Miq.
  • Ozoxeta Raf.

Helicteres is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. Its range is from tropical and sub-tropical Asia through to northern Australia, and also Mexico through to the northern half of South America.1

Species

As of July 2020 Plants of the World Online recognises the following 69 species in this genus:1

  • Helicteres andersonii Cristóbal
  • Helicteres angustifolia L.
  • Helicteres aspera A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
  • Helicteres baruensis Jacq.
  • Helicteres biflexa Cristóbal
  • Helicteres binhthuanensis V.S.Dang
  • Helicteres brevispira A.Juss.
  • Helicteres calcicola Alain
  • Helicteres cana (Schott & Endl.) Benth.
  • Helicteres carthagenensis Jacq.
  • Helicteres cidii Cristóbal
  • Helicteres corylifolia Nees & Mart.
  • Helicteres cuneata K.Schum.
  • Helicteres daknongensis V.S.Dang & D.T.Bui
  • Helicteres darwinensis Cowie
  • Helicteres denticulenta Cristóbal
  • Helicteres eichleri K.Schum.
  • Helicteres eitenii Leane
  • Helicteres elliptica Tardieu
  • Helicteres elongata Wall. ex Mast.
  • Helicteres flagellaris (Benth.) Cowie
  • Helicteres gardneriana A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
  • Helicteres geoffrayi Gagnep.
  • Helicteres glabriuscula Wall. ex Mast.
  • Helicteres guazumifolia Kunth
  • Helicteres heptandra L.B.Sm.
  • Helicteres hirsuta Lour.
  • Helicteres integerrima Korth.
  • Helicteres integrifolia (F.Muell.) Cowie
  • Helicteres isora L.
  • Helicteres jamaicensis Jacq.
  • Helicteres javensis Blume
  • Helicteres kombolgiana Cowie
  • Helicteres krapovickasii Cristóbal
  • Helicteres laciniosa Cristóbal
  • Helicteres lanata (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kurz
  • Helicteres lanceolata A.DC.
  • Helicteres lenta Mart.
  • Helicteres lhotzkyana (Schott & Endl.) K.Schum.
  • Helicteres longepedunculata K.Schum.
  • Helicteres macropetala A.Juss.
  • Helicteres macrothrix Cowie
  • Helicteres microcarpa Span.
  • Helicteres muscosa Mart.
  • Helicteres obtusa Wall. ex Kurz
  • Helicteres ovata Lam.
  • Helicteres pegueroi Mart.Gord. & Clase
  • Helicteres pentandra L.
  • Helicteres pilgeri R.E.Fr.
  • Helicteres pintonis Cristóbal
  • Helicteres plebeia Kurz
  • Helicteres poilanei Tardieu
  • Helicteres procumbens (Benth.) Cowie
  • Helicteres prostrata S.Y.Liu
  • Helicteres rekoi Standl.
  • Helicteres rhynchocarpa W.Fitzg.
  • Helicteres sacarolha A.Juss.
  • Helicteres semiglabra (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey
  • Helicteres semitriloba Bertero ex DC.
  • Helicteres serpens Cowie
  • Helicteres sphaerotheca Cowie
  • Helicteres tenuipila Cowie
  • Helicteres trapezifolia A.Rich.
  • Helicteres urupaensis Leane
  • Helicteres vallsii Cristóbal
  • Helicteres vegae Cristóbal
  • Helicteres velutina K.Schum.
  • Helicteres viscida Blume
  • Helicteres vuarame Mart.

Note: Helicteres apetala Jacq. is a synonym of Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H.Karst.2

  • H. hirsuta
    H. hirsuta
References

References

  1. "Helicteres". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. The Plant List (retrieved 28/12/2017)