''Helicteres'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Malvaceae
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. Its range is from tropical and sub-tropical
Asia
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through to northern
Australia, and also
Mexico
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through to the northern half of
South America
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.
Species
Plants of the World Online recognises the following 69 species in this genus:
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Helicteres andersonii''
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Helicteres angustifolia''
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Helicteres aspera''
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Helicteres baruensis''
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Helicteres biflexa''
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Helicteres binhthuanensis''
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Helicteres brevispira''
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Helicteres calcicola''
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Helicteres cana''
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Helicteres carthagenensis''
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Helicteres cidii''
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Helicteres corylifolia''
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Helicteres cuneata''
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Helicteres daknongensis''
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Helicteres darwinensis''
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Helicteres denticulenta''
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Helicteres eichleri''
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Helicteres eitenii''
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Helicteres elliptica''
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Helicteres elongata''
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Helicteres flagellaris''
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Helicteres gardneriana''
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Helicteres geoffrayi''
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Helicteres glabriuscula''
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Helicteres guazumifolia''
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Helicteres heptandra''
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Helicteres hirsuta''
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Helicteres integerrima''
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Helicteres integrifolia''
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Helicteres isora
''Helicteres isora'', sometimes called the Indian screw tree, is a small tree or large shrub found in southern Asia and northern Oceania. It is usually assigned to the family Malvaceae, but it is sometimes assigned to the family Sterculiaceae. T ...
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* ''
Helicteres jamaicensis''
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Helicteres javensis''
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Helicteres kombolgiana''
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Helicteres krapovickasii''
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Helicteres laciniosa''
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Helicteres lanata''
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Helicteres lanceolata''
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Helicteres lenta''
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Helicteres lhotzkyana''
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Helicteres longepedunculata''
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Helicteres macropetala''
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Helicteres macrothrix''
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Helicteres microcarpa''
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Helicteres muscosa''
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Helicteres obtusa''
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Helicteres ovata''
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Helicteres pegueroi''
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Helicteres pentandra''
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Helicteres pilgeri''
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Helicteres pintonis''
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Helicteres plebeia''
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Helicteres poilanei''
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Helicteres procumbens''
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Helicteres prostrata''
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Helicteres rekoi''
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Helicteres rhynchocarpa''
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Helicteres sacarolha''
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Helicteres semiglabra''
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Helicteres semitriloba''
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Helicteres serpens''
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Helicteres sphaerotheca''
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Helicteres tenuipila''
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Helicteres trapezifolia''
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Helicteres urupaensis''
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Helicteres vallsii''
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Helicteres vegae''
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Helicteres velutina''
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Helicteres viscida''
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Helicteres vuarame''
Note: Helicteres apetala
Jacq. is a synonym of ''
Sterculia apetala
''Sterculia apetala'', commonly known as the Panama tree, camoruco, manduvi tree or anacagüita, is a species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean islands. ''Sterculia ape ...
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(Jacq.) H.Karst.
The Plant List (retrieved 28/12/2017)
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Gallery
File:Helicteres-Yucatán-Fruits.jpg
File:HelicteresButterfly.jpg
File:Johann Georg Sturm00.jpg
File:Flickr - João de Deus Medeiros - Helicteres brevispira (1).jpg
File:Flickr - João de Deus Medeiros - Helicteres brevispira (2).jpg
File:Flickr - João de Deus Medeiros - Helicteres brevispira.jpg
File:Malvaceae sp Blanco1.91-cropped.jpg, ''H. hirsuta''
References
Helicteroideae
Malvaceae genera
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