Helmiopsis
Helmiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]
| Helmiopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Helmiopsis H.Perrier |
Its native range is Madagascar.[1]
The genus name of Helmiopsis is in honour of C. Helm, German clergyman in Berlin and amateur botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.91 on page 230 in 1945.[1]
Known species
According to Kew;[1]
- Helmiopsis bernieri (Baill.) Arènes
- Helmiopsis boivinii (Baill.) Arènes
- Helmiopsis calcicola Arènes
- Helmiopsis glaberrima Arènes
- Helmiopsis hily Arènes
- Helmiopsis linearifolia (Hochr.) Skema
- Helmiopsis polyandra Appleq.
- Helmiopsis pseudopopulus (Baill.) Capuron
- Helmiopsis richardii (Baill.) Capuron
- Helmiopsis rigida (Baill.) Dorr
- Helmiopsis sphaerocarpa L.C.Barnett
References
- "Helmiopsis H.Perrier | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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