Helicia pterygota
{{short description|Species of plant in the family Proteaceae endemic to Borneo}}
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Helicia pterygota is a plant in the family Proteaceae. The specific epithet pterygota means 'winged', referring to the pedicel.
Description
Distribution and habitat
Helicia pterygota is endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah. Its habitat is montane forests from {{cvt|1000–1800|m|-2}} elevation.
References
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{{cite POWO | title = Helicia pterygota | id = 704478-1 | access-date = 30 January 2024}}
{{Cite book | last1 = Chung | first1 = Richard C. K. | date = April 2002 | contribution = Helicia pterygota Sleumer | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 4 | pages = 182–183 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-27-5 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | access-date = 25 September 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}
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Category:Endemic flora of Borneo
Category:Flora of Mount Kinabalu
Category:Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests
Category:Plants described in 1955
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