Heloniopsis | |
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Heloniopsis orientalis | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Tribe: | Heloniadeae |
Genus: | Heloniopsis A.Gray |
Type species | |
Heloniopsis pauciflora | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Heloniopsis, also calledswamppink,[2] is a genus of plants in theMelanthiaceae, first described as a genus in 1859.[3][4] It is native to east Asia (Japan,Taiwan,Korea,Sakhalin Island inRussia).[1][5]