Helwingia chinensis is a plant species first described by Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin.[1] Helwingia chinensis is part of the genus Helwingia and the family Helwingiaceae.[2]

Helwingia chinensis
Helwingia chinensis plant with a mix of red and green leaves
Helwingia chinensis plant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Helwingiaceae
Genus: Helwingia
Species:
H. chinensis
Binomial name
Helwingia chinensis
Batalin

It was collected and brought to the United States by Daniel J. Hinkley as part of his expedition to China's Sichuan Province in 1996.[3]

Varieties

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Helwingia chinesis var. crenata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Batalin, 1893 In: Act. Hort. Petrop. 13: 97
  2. ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A.; Didžiulis V., eds. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Helwingia chinensis at Digging Dog Nursery".