Hellenia

Hellenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	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 group 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.