''Helmiopsis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
.
Its native range is
Madagascar
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.
The genus name of ''Helmiopsis'' is in honour of C. Helm, German clergyman in
Berlin
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and amateur botanist.
It was first described and published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.91 on page 230 in 1945.
Known species
According to Kew;
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Helmiopsis bernieri''
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Helmiopsis boivinii''
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Helmiopsis calcicola''
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Helmiopsis glaberrima''
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Helmiopsis hily''
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Helmiopsis linearifolia''
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Helmiopsis polyandra''
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Helmiopsis pseudopopulus''
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Helmiopsis richardii
''Helmiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Its native range is Madagascar.
The genus name of ''Helmiopsis'' is in honour of C. Helm, German clergyman in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest c ...
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Helmiopsis rigida''
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Helmiopsis sphaerocarpa''
References
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Dombeyoideae
Malvaceae genera
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Plants described in 1945