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Hellenia
Sign in to saveHellenia is a genus of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus with this name in 1791. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian subcontinent, New Guinea, and Queensland. The type species was "H. grandiflora" Retz., which is a synonym of Hellenia speciosa.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hellenia is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Hellenia speciosa, China and plant.
It sits within the topics Hellenia, Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius and Zingiberales genera.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Costaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, MO
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Peru
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Hellenia is a genus of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus with this name in 1791. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian subcontinent, New Guinea, and Queensland. The type species was "H. grandiflora" Retz., which is a synonym of Hellenia speciosa.
==Species== Plants of the World Online currently includes the following (with some botanists preferring to retain the genus Cheilocostus): Hellenia deliniana Hellenia lacera (Gagnep.) Govaerts Hellenia meghalayensis Hellenia oblonga Hellenia paramjitii Hellenia sopuensis (Maas & H.Maas) Govaerts Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta (synonym Cheilocostus speciosus) – China, Indian Subcontinent, Andaman & Nicobar, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Queensland; naturalized in Mauritius, Réunion, Hawaii, Central America, West Indies Hellenia viridis
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