Heladena

Heladena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	; A.Juss. (1840)
Species
	Heladena echinata (Griseb.) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell.; Heladena multiflora (Hook. & Arn.) Nied.;
Synonyms
	Henlea Griseb. (1860), nom. illeg.; Henleophytum H.Karst. (1861); Malpigiantha Rojas Acosta (1897);

Heladena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. It includes two species native to the tropical Americas.^[1]

Heladena echinata (Griseb.) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell. (synonym Henleophytum echinatum (Griseb.) Small) – Cuba
Heladena multiflora (Hook. & Arn.) Nied. – Central Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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