''Helwingia chinensis'' is a plant species first described by

Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin (russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Бата́лин; 13 August 1847 – 13 October 1896), alternatively known as Alexandr Fedorovich Batalin, was a Russian botanist. He was the Chief Botanist and Dir ...

. ''Helwingia chinensis'' is part of the genus ''

Helwingia The genus ''Helwingia'' consists of shrubs or rarely small trees native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina. It is the only genus in the family Helwingiaceae. Description The plants have alternate, evergreen or deciduous leave ...

'' and the family

Helwingiaceae The genus ''Helwingia'' consists of shrubs or rarely small trees native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina. It is the only genus in the family Helwingiaceae. Description The plants have alternate, evergreen or deciduous leave ...

. 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.

Varieties

''Helwingia chinesis'' var. ''crenata''.

References

Batalin, 1893 ''In: Act. Hort. Petrop. 13: 97'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q10872525 Aquifoliales