Helicostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes eight species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]

Helicostylis
Helicostylis elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Castilleae
Genus: Helicostylis
Trécul (1847)
Species[1]

8; see text

Synonyms[1]

Greeneina Kuntze (1891)

Species

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Eight species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Helicostylis Trécul. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.