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Hellenia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Higher classification
  
Costaceae

Order
  
Zingiberales

Family
  
Costaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Cheilocostus speciosus, Costaceae, Costus, Chamaecostus, Paracostus

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Hellenia is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus with this name in 1791. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea, and Queensland.

species
  1. Hellenia globosa (Blume) S.R.Dutta - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java
  2. Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta - China, Indian Subcontinent, Andaman & Nicobar, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Queensland; naturalized in Mauritius, RĂ©union, Hawaii, Central America, West Indies
formerly included

now in other genera: Alpinia Hornstedtia Plagiostachys

References

Hellenia Wikipedia