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Helietta

Plants

Family: Rutaceae

10 species in the Library

About

Helietta is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as barettas, barretas, or barrettas. It includes ten species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, ranging from southern Texas to Mexico, Cuba, northwestern South America, and Brazil and Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. The generic name honors French physician Louis Théodore Hélie (1802–1867).

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