Helwingia

Helwingia
Flowering Helwingia japonica var. japonica specimen
Detail of epiphyllous Helwingia japonica fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Helwingiaceae
Decne.
Genus: Helwingia
Willd.
Distribution of Helwingia

The genus Helwingia consists of shrubs or rarely small trees native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina. It is the only genus in the family Helwingiaceae.