Hellenia

Hellenia speciosa as syn. Cheilocostus speciosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Costaceae
Genus: Hellenia
Species: H. borneensis – H. globosa – H. lacera – H. sopuensis – H. speciosa

Hellenia Retz., Observ. Bot. 6: 18 (1791)

Typus: Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta, Pleione 7: 228 (2013). Replacing Hellenia grandiflora Retz., Observ. Bot. 6: 18 (1791), nom. superfl.

Basionym
- Banksea J.Koenig in A.J.Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3: 75 (1783), nom. illeg.
Homotypic
- Tsiana J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 9 (1791), nom. superfl.
- Planera Giseke, Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 202 (1792), nom. illeg.
- Cheilocostus C.D.Specht, Taxon 55: 159 (2006), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Pyxa Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 3 (1790), nom. nud.

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet,
- Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan,
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya,
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam,
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera,
- Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea,
Australasia
- Australia
  - Queensland.

Retzius, A.J. 1791. Observationes Botanicae 6: 18.
Govaerts, R. 2013. Hellenia Retz., the correct name for Cheilocostus C.D.Specht (Costaceae), Phytotaxa, 151 (1): 63–64. Available on line PDF. Accessed February 8, 2014.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Hellenia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 8. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Hellenia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2 2018.

Tropicos.org 2014. Hellenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Feb. 2014.

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