''Helixanthera'' is moderately sized genus of
showy mistletoe with over 40 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia.
The genus was described already 1790 by the Portuguese botanist
João de Loureiro
João de Loureiro (1717, Lisbon – 18 October 1791) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and botanist.
Biography
After receiving admission to the Jesuit Order, João de Loureiro served as a missionary in Goa, capital of Portuguese India (3 yea ...
in his ''Flora Cochinchinensis''. A new species, ''
Helixanthera schizocalyx'', was described in 2010.
Species
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
includes the following species:
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Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae genera
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