Helicteres isora

Helicteres isora
	Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Helicteres
Species:	H. isora
Binomial name
	Helicteres isora; L.
Synonyms
	Helicteres baruensis var. ovata DC. ; Helicteres chrysocalyx Miq. ex Mast.; Helicteres corylifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn ; Helicteres grewiaefolia DC. ; Helicteres isora var. glabrescens Mast. ; Helicteres isora var. microphylla Hassk. ; Helicteres isora var. tomentosa Mast. ; Helicteres macrophylla Wight ex Wight & Arnold ; Helicteres ovata var. fructus-regis Lam. ; Helicteres ovata var. isora-murri Lam. ; Helicteres roxburghii G. Don ; Helicteres versicolor Hassk. ; Isora corylifolia Schott & Endl. ; Isora grewiaefolia (DC.) Schott & Endl. ; Isora versicolor Hassk. ; Ixora versicolor Hassk. ;

Helicteres isora, sometimes called the Indian screw tree, is a small tree or large shrub found in southern Asia and northern Oceania. It is usually assigned to the family Malvaceae,^[2] but it is sometimes assigned to the family Sterculiaceae.^[3] The red flowers are pollinated mainly by sunbirds, butterflies, and Hymenoptera.^[4]^[3]^[5]^[6] In the 19th century fibers from the bark were used to make rope and sacks, although nowadays the tree is harvested for the fruits and roots which are used in folk medicine.^[7]

^ "Helicteres isora L. — the Plant List".
^ Hinsley, S.R. (2006). "Classification of Malvaceae: Overview". malvaceae.info. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
^ ^a ^b Warrier, P. K., Nambiar, V. P. K., & Ramankutty, C. (1994). Indian medicinal plants: A compendium of 500 species (Vol. 3). Orient Blackswan. 132-135
^ Atluri, J. B., Rao, S. P. and Reddi, C. S. (2000). "Pollination ecology of Helicteres isora Linn. (Sterculiaceae)" (PDF). Curr. Sci. 78: 713–718.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Ahuja BS. Medicinal plants of Saharanpur (1965), Vedicbooks.net, 40-41
^ Trivedi PC, Ethanobotany,2002; Sur, RR and Halder AC; 146-168
^ Cunningham, A.B.; Ingram, W.; Brinckmann, J.A.; Nesbitt, M. (2018). "Twists, turns and trade: A new look at the Indian Screw tree ( Helicteres isora )". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 225: 128–135. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2018.06.032. PMID 29944892. S2CID 49430100.

[1] "Helicteres isora L. — the Plant List".

[malvaceae-2] Hinsley, S.R. (2006). "Classification of Malvaceae: Overview". malvaceae.info. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

[r2-3] Warrier, P. K., Nambiar, V. P. K., & Ramankutty, C. (1994). Indian medicinal plants: A compendium of 500 species (Vol. 3). Orient Blackswan. 132-135

[4] Atluri, J. B., Rao, S. P. and Reddi, C. S. (2000). "Pollination ecology of Helicteres isora Linn. (Sterculiaceae)" (PDF). Curr. Sci. 78: 713–718.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[r3-5] Ahuja BS. Medicinal plants of Saharanpur (1965), Vedicbooks.net, 40-41

[r5-6] Trivedi PC, Ethanobotany,2002; Sur, RR and Halder AC; 146-168

[:0-7] Cunningham, A.B.; Ingram, W.; Brinckmann, J.A.; Nesbitt, M. (2018). "Twists, turns and trade: A new look at the Indian Screw tree ( Helicteres isora )". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 225: 128–135. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2018.06.032. PMID 29944892. S2CID 49430100.

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