Helicteres isora

Helicteres isora

Helicteres isora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Helicteroideae
Tribus: Helictereae
Genus: Helicteres
Species: Helicteres isora

Name

Helicteres isora L., (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Helicteres baruensis var. ovata DC. in Prodr. 1: 476 (1824)
  • Helicteres chrysocalyx Miq. ex Mast. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 365 (1874)
  • Helicteres corylifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn in Rev. Hortus Malab.: 28 (1839), nom. illeg.
  • Helicteres grewiifolia DC. in Prodr. 1: 477 (1824)
  • Helicteres isora var. glabrescens Mast. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 365 (1874)
  • Helicteres isora var. microphylla Hassk. in Flora 39: 514 (1856)
  • Helicteres isora var. tomentosa Mast. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 365 (1874)
  • Helicteres jamaicensis Lam. in Encycl. 3: 87 (1789), sensu auct.
  • Helicteres macrophylla Wight in R.Wight & G.A.W.Arnott, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 60 (1834)
  • Helicteres ovata var. fructus-regis Lam. in Encycl. 3: 88 (1789)
  • Helicteres ovata var. isora-murri Lam. in Encycl. 3: 88 (1789)
  • Helicteres roxburghii G.Don in Gen. Hist. 1: 506 (1831)
  • Isora corylifolia Schott & Endl. in Melet. Bot.: 31 (1832)
  • Ixora versicolor Hassk. in Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 10: 135 (1843)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 963. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kress, W.J.E., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E.R. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar (Revised from the original works by J. H. Lace, R. Rodger, H. G. Hundley, and U Chit Ko Ko on the "List of Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Principal Climbers, etc. Recorded from Burma"). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1–590. Smithsonian Institution. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Helicteres isora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Helicteres isora. Published online. Accessed: September 27 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Helicteres isora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 September 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Helicteres isora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 27. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Helicteres isora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: Indian screw tree
தமிழ்: வலம்புரி

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