''Heladena'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...

. It includes two species native to the tropical Americas. *'' Heladena echinata'' (synonym ''Henleophytum echinatum'' ) – Cuba *'' Heladena multiflora'' – Central Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

References

{{Taxonbar, From= Q5701431 Malpighiaceae genera Flora of Southern America Taxa described in 1840 Taxa named by Adrien-Henri de Jussieu Malpighiaceae