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

Name

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.

Synonyms

• 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.

Distribution

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. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• 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. PDF. Reference page. 
• 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.
• Specht, C.D. & Stevenson, D.W. 2006. A new phylogeny‐based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153-163. DOI: 10.2307/25065537 PDF Reference page.