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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Helicteres

Hierarchical position of the Genus Helicteres

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt. pub. 1993       SuperOrdo  Malvanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 242. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Malvales Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 43. 1829.       Subordo  Malvineae Rchb. pub. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: lxxxi. Jul 1841.       Familia  Sterculiaceae (DC.) Bartl. pub. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 225, 340. Sep 1830, nom. cons. common name: Cacaoss       Subfamilia  Helicteroideae (Schott & Endl.) Meisn. pub. Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 29, Comm. 25. 26 Mar-1 Apr 1837.    Tribus  Helictereae Schott & Endl. pub. Melet. Bot.: 30. 1832.    Subtribus  Helicterinae Endl. pub. Ench. Bot.: 515. 15-21 Aug 1841.    Genus  Helicteres L. pub. (1753) common name: helicteres

Named members of the Genus Helicteres

1	Species  apetala Jacq. syn. Sterculia apetala
2	Species  jamaicensis Jacq. common name: screwtree

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.