Helicostylis

Genus of flowering plants

Helicostylis
Helicostylis elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Castilleae
Genus: Helicostylis
Trécul (1847)
Species[1]

8; see text

Synonyms[1]

Greeneina Kuntze (1891)

Helicostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes eight species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]

Species

Eight species are accepted.[1]

  • Helicostylis elegans (J.F.Macbr.) C.C.Berg
  • Helicostylis heterotricha Ducke
  • Helicostylis pedunculata Benoist
  • Helicostylis salicifolia C.C.Berg
  • Helicostylis scabra (J.F.Macbr.) C.C.Berg
  • Helicostylis tomentosa (Poepp. & Endl.) Rusby
  • Helicostylis tovarensis (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) C.C.Berg
  • Helicostylis turbinata C.C.Berg

References

  1. ^ a b c d Helicostylis Trécul. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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Genera of Moraceae