Helixanthera
| Helixanthera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Helixanthera Lour. |
Helixanthera is moderately sized genus of showy mistletoe with about 35 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia.[1] The genus was described already 1790 by the Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro in his Flora Cochinchinensis. A new species, Helixanthera schizocalyx, was described in 2010.[2]
References
- ↑ Flora Malesiana (1997) Series 1, volume 13.
- ↑ T. Harris, I. Darbyshire & R. Polhill (2011). "New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique". Kew Bulletin 66 (2): 241–251. doi:10.1007/s12225-011-9277-9.