Family · Asterids

Helwingiaceae

Helwingia

East Asian shrubs, the sole genus Helwingia, remarkable for flowers borne on the midrib of the leaf surface.

Accepted species: 4accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈0 MaQuaternary · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Helwingia japonica
Helwingia chinensis

Its genus

Helwingia4 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate4
Asia-Tropical3

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Helwingiaceae sits in the order Aquifoliales.