Hellenia

Hellenia
	Hellenia speciosa (as "Costus speciosus")
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Costaceae
Genus:	Hellenia; Retz. 1791 not Willd. 1797 (syn of Alpinia in Zingiberaceae)
Synonyms
	Banksea J.Koenig 1783, illegitimate parahomonym, not Banksia J.R Forster & J. G. A. Forster 1775 (Thymelaeaceae) nor Banksia L. f. 1782 (Proteaceae) nor Banksia Bruce 1790 (Rosaceae) nor Banksia Dombey ex DC. 1828 (Lythraceae); Tsiana J.F.Gmel.; Planera Giseke 1792, illegitimate homonym not J.F. Gmel. 1791 (Ulmaceae); Cheilocostus C.D.Specht; Pyxa Noronha;

Hellenia is a genus 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. The type species was "H. grandiflora" Retz., which is a synonym of Hellenia speciosa.

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