Biology:Heliciopsis

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Short description: Genus of trees in the family Proteaceae from south-east Asia

Heliciopsis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Macadamieae
Subtribe: Virotiinae
Genus: Heliciopsis
Sleumer[1]

Heliciopsis is a genus of about thirteen species of trees, constituting part of the flowering plant family Proteaceae.[1] They grow naturally in Burma, Indo-China, SE. China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java (Indonesia) and the Philippines .[1] The name means similar to the plant genus Helicia.[1] Its closest relatives are Athertonia (Australia ) and Virotia (New Caledonia).[2]

Species

It includes the following species:[1][3][4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chung, Richard C. K. (April 2002). "Heliciopsis Sleumer". in Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 189–201. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf. Retrieved 25 Sep 2013. 
  2. Mast, A. (2008). "A smaller Macadamia from a more vagile tribe: inference of phylogenetic relationships, divergence times, and diaspore evolution in Macadamia and relatives (tribe Macadamieae; Proteaceae)". American Journal of Botany 95 (7): 843–870. doi:10.3732/ajb.0700006. PMID 21632410. 
  3. Chung, Richard C. K. (2001). "Taxonomic notes on the Bornean Helicia and Heliciopsis (Proteaceae)". Journal of Tropical Forest Science 13 (3): 534–547. http://www.frim.gov.my/v1/JTFSOnline/jtfs/v13n3/534-547.pdf. Retrieved 24 Apr 2013. 
  4. Chung, Richard C. K. (1998). "New species of Helicia Lour. and Heliciopsis Sleumer (Proteaceae) from Borneo" (digitised, online, via biodiversitylibrary.org). The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 50: 151–160. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43660447. Retrieved 29 Jan 2014. 
  5. Chai, P. P. K. (1996). "Helicia mahmudii (Proteaceae), a new species of tree from Sarawak". Sandakania 7: 59–61. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2878852 entry