Heliodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to Queensland.[1]

Heliodendron
Heliodendron thozetianum foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Heliodendron
Gill.K.Br. & Bayly (2022)
Type species
Heliodendron basalticum
(F. Muell.) Gill.K.Br. & Bayly
Species[1]

The genus was described in 2022. The three species were previously classed in genus Archidendropsis.[1][2]

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Heliodendron Gill.K.Br. & Bayly. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ Gillian K. Brown; Javier Aju; Michael J. Bayly; Daniel Murphy; Todd G. B. McLay (22 August 2022). "Phylogeny and classification of the Australasian and Indomalayan mimosoid legumes Archidendron and Archidendropsis (Leguminosae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)". PhytoKeys. 205: 299–333. doi:10.3897/PHYTOKEYS.205.79381. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 9848999. PMID 36762019. Wikidata Q114728405.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)