Loranthaceae

Helixanthera Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 142 (1790)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Balle in Webbia 11: 579 (1955).
  • Fl. Cochinch. 142 (1790)
  • Verh. Akad. Wetensch. Amst. Afd. Natuurk., sect. 2, 29: 55 (1933)
  • emend. Danger in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz., ser 3, 10: 292 (1929)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Danser in Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29, 6: 55 (1933).
  • Fl. Cochinch. 1: 142 (1790).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 79 (1998).
  • Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29, 6: 55 (1933).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by R.M. Polhill & D. Wiens [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Cochinch.: 142 (1790)
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 79 (1998)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Congdon, T.C.E.; Hassam, P. [769] Mozambique K000823899 No
Aug 1, 2009 Fidilis Krispinus [131455] Malaysia K000610986 No
Oct 28, 2003 Soejarto, D.D.; Southavong, B.H. [10737] Laos K000184024 No
Mndolwa. [05] Tanzania K001890939 Yes
Rafidah, A.R.; Nik Faizu, N.H. [FRI 90449] Malaysia K001609539 Yes
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1623] Central African Republic K:SPC-63370.000 No
Polhill, R.M.&D; Congdon; Congdon, C. [5263] Tanzania K:SPC-52382.000 No
Whitmore, T.C. [FRI 12652] Malaysia K001906082 Yes
Thomas, S.A.; Comber, J.; staff of the Forestry Department.; Sg. Liang [250] Brunei K001892768 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Rudjiman. [13056] Indonesia K001892772 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; de Kok, R.; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinhou, C.J.A.M.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I. [HNK2281] Vietnam K001872539 Yes
Reynoso.; Fuentes.; Garcia. [985] Philippines K001892571 Yes
Stone.; Reynoso.; Sagcal. [547] Philippines K001892565 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5469a] Mozambique K000614463 No
Polhill, R.M.; Polhill, D.M.; Congdon, C. [5263] Tanzania K:SPC-52398.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0