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Hellenia

Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Costaceae

Taxonomy
Hellenia was named by Retzius (1791). It is extant.

It was assigned to Costaceae by Govaerts et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Hellenia Retzius
2023Hellenia Govaerts et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderZingiberales
familyCostaceaeNakai 1941
genusHelleniaRetzius 1791

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Hellenia Retzius 1791
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Hellenia alba Linnaeus 1753
Hellenia allughas Linnaeus 1753
Hellenia aquatica Linnaeus 1753
Hellenia chinensis Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available