Heliocarpus americanus
A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Heliocarpus
- Species
- Heliocarpus americanus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Heliocarpus americanus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Heliocarpus americanus subsp. popayanensisName author: (Kunth) Meijer
- Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensisName author: (Kunth) K.Schum.
- Heliocarpus americanus var. schumanniiName author: Baker f.
- Heliocarpus americanus var. typicusName author: K.Schum.
- Heliocarpus australisName author: E.Watson
- Heliocarpus boliviensisName author: Hochr.
- Heliocarpus costaricensisName author: Sprague
- Heliocarpus cuspidatusName author: Lundell
- Heliocarpus diclinusName author: Hochr.
- Heliocarpus floribundusName author: Lundell
- Heliocarpus gentleiName author: Lundell
- Heliocarpus horridusName author: Lundell
- Heliocarpus nelsoniiName author: Rose
- Heliocarpus oblongifoliusName author: Turcz.
- Heliocarpus popayanensisName author: Kunth
- Heliocarpus popayanensis var. grandifoliusName author: Hochr.
- Heliocarpus popayanensis var. purdieiName author: Baker f.
- Heliocarpus popayanensis var. schumanniiName author: Baker f.
- Heliocarpus popayanensis var. trichopodaName author: (Turcz.) Baker f.
- Heliocarpus roseiName author: Hochr.
- Heliocarpus rudisName author: E.Watson
- Heliocarpus stipulatusName author: Hochr.
- Heliocarpus subtrilobusName author: Sprague
- Heliocarpus tomentosusName author: Turcz.
- Heliocarpus trichopodusName author: Turcz.
- Heliocarpus viridisName author: E.Watson
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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