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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.
- Hellenia globosa (Blume) S.R.Dutta - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java
- Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta - China, Indian Subcontinent, Andaman & Nicobar, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Queensland; naturalized in Mauritius, Réunion, Hawaii, Central America, West Indies
now in other genera: Alpinia Hornstedtia Plagiostachys
References
Hellenia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA