Helicostylis

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Helicostylis
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Helicostylis elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Castilleae
Genus: Helicostylis
Trécul (1847)
Species [1]

8; see text

Synonyms [1]

GreeneinaKuntze (1891)

Helicostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes eight species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. [1]

Species

Eight species are accepted. [1]

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