| Helia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Helia Mart. (1827) |
| Species [1] | |
8; see text | |
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Eight species are accepted. [1]
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Pfaffia is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae.
Cratylia is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species native to tropical South America, from Peru and northern Brazil to northeastern Argentina.
Rinorea is a genus of flowering plants in family Violaceae. It includes 212 species native to the subtropics and tropics.
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Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer, was a Bavarian taxonomist and botanist.
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