Helia (Gentianaceae)

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: H. acutangula – H. alata – H. alba – H. angustifolia – H. brevifolia – H. grandiflora – H. oblongifolia – H. viridiflora

Name

Helia Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2(2): 122, t. 191. (1827) emend. Calió et al. (2017)

Type species: Helia oblongifolia Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2(2): 123. (1827)

Note: Hassler (2021) maintains a synonymy with Irlbachia and Chelonanthus, but see Struwe & Albert (1998) regarding priority and Calió et al. (2017) & Govaerts et al. (2021) with respect to circumscription.

References

Primary references

Martius, C.F.P. von 1827. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum quas in Itinere... Munchen 2(2): 122, t. 191.

Additional references

Calió, M.F., Lepis, K.B., Pirani, J.R. & Struwe, L. 2017. Phylogeny of Helieae (Gentianaceae): Resolving taxonomic chaos in a Neotropical clade. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 106: 192–208. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.013 Reference page.
Struwe, L. & Albert, V.A. 1998. Lisianthius (Gentianaceae), its probable homonym Lisyanthus, and the priority of Helia over Irlbachia as its substitute. Harvard Papers in Botany 3(1): 63-71. JSTOR

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Helia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Helia. 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 Sept. 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Helia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 26 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Helia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sept. 2021.