Helicia
| Helicia | |
|---|---|
| Helicia ceylanica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Roupaleae |
| Subtribe: | Heliciinae |
| Genus: | Helicia Lour. |
| Type species | |
| Helicia cochinchinensis Lour.
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| Species | |
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115 – see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helicia is a genus of 115 species of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. They grow naturally in rainforests throughout tropical South and Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia to New Guinea and as far south as New South Wales.