Helicteropsis

Helicteropsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Hibisceae
Genus: Helicteropsis
Hochr.
Species:
H. microsiphon
Binomial name
Helicteropsis microsiphon
(Baill.) Hochr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Helicteropsis perrieri Hochr.
  • Hibiscus microsiphon Baill. (1885) (species basionym)

Helicteropsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[2] It includes a single species, Helicteropsis microsiphon, which is native to Madagascar.[1]

The species was first described as Hibiscus microsiphon by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1885. In 1925 Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner described the genus Helicteropsis with a single species, Helicteropsis perrieri. In 1955 Hochreutiner synonimized the two species as Helicteropsis microsiphon.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Helicteropsis microsiphon (Baill.) Hochr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Helicteropsis Hochr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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