Helwingia

Helwingia japonica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Helwingiaceae
Genus: Helwingia
Species: H. chinensis – H. himalaica – H. japonica – H. omeiensis

Name

• Helwingia Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 716 (1806) nom. cons.
• Type species: Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) F.Dietr., Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 3: 660 (1817). Designated as Helwingia rusciflora Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 716 (1806), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Helwingia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1806. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4. Pars 2. Pp. 634–1157. Impensis G. C. Nauk, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4(2): 716.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Helwingia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Helwingia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Helwingia. Published online. Accessed: Oct 11 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Helwingia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Helwingia. 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 11. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

čeština: Helvingiovité
suomi: Marjalavat
日本語: ハナイカダ科
한국어: 헬윙기아과
Tiếng Việt: Họ Thanh giáp diệp
中文: 青荚叶科

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