Helixanthera Explained

Helixanthera is moderately sized genus of showy mistletoe with over 40 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia.^[1] The genus was described already 1790 by the Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro in his Flora Cochinchinensis. A new species, Helixanthera schizocalyx, was described in 2010.^[2]

Species

The Catalogue of Life includes the following species:

References

1. Flora Malesiana (1997) Series 1, volume 13.
2. T. Harris . I. Darbyshire . R. Polhill . amp . 2011 . New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique . . 66 . 2 . 241–251 . 10.1007/s12225-011-9277-9. 2011KewBu..66..241H .

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