Helia grandiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Helieae
Genus: Helia
Species: Helia grandiflora

Name

Helia grandiflora Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 428. (1891)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lisianthius grandiflorus Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 205 (1775).
• Homotypic
  • Chelonanthus grandiflorus (Aubl.) Hassl.
• Heterotypic
  • Chelonanthus chelonoides (L.f.) Gilg
  • Chelonanthus fistulosus (Poir.) Gilg
  • Chelonanthus leucanthus Gilg
  • Chelonanthus schomburgkii (Griseb.) Gilg
  • Chelonanthus whitei Rusby
  • Helia chelonoides (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Helia crassicaulis (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze
  • Helia fistulosa (Poir.) Kuntze
  • Helia oerstedii (Griseb.) Kuntze
  • Helia schomburgkii (Griseb.) Kuntze
  • Helia tetragona (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Helia trifidus (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Lisianthius alatus Willd. ex Griseb.
  • Lisianthius chelonoides L.f.
  • Lisianthius crassicaulis M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Lisianthius fistulosus Poir.
  • Lisianthius oerstedii Griseb.
  • Lisianthius schomburgkii Griseb.
  • Lisianthius tetragonus Benth.
  • Lisianthius trifidus Kunth
  • Tetragonanthus whitei Rusby
    

Note: Hassler has a very different circumscription for this combination.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia (Caquetá, Valle, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Grenada Regional: Brazil N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Paraíba, Pernambuco); SE-Brazil (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro) Regional: Southern South America Paraguay (Amambay) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Kuntze, C.E.O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 428.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Helia grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 9. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Helia grandiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Helia grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 9 2021.