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]
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| The flowers of a plant from the genus Helicteres | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Helicteroideae |
| Tribe: | Helictereae |
| Genus: | Helicteres L. |
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Species
editAs of July 2020[update] 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]
Gallery
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H. hirsuta
References
edit- ^ a b "Helicteres". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ The Plant List (retrieved 28/12/2017)
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