| Name | Helosis Richard |
| Authorship | Richard |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomCons |
| Placed in | Balanophoraceae |
| Contains | Helosis antillensis L. J. T. Cardoso & J. M. A. Braga Helosis aquatica Mutis ex Hook.fil. Helosis brasiliensis Schott & Endl. Helosis cayanensis (Sw.) Spreng. Helosis cayennensis (Swartz) Sprengel Helosis guyannensis Rich. Helosis jamaicensis (Sw.) Rich. Helosis mexicana Liebmann Helosis ruficeps (Ridl.) Eberwein Helosis sp. Helosis whymperi Baker fil. |
| Remarks | nom. cons.; Type: H. guyannensis L. C. Richard, nom. illeg. (Cynomorium cayanense Swartz, H. cayanensis (Swartz) L. C. Richard ex C. Sprengel ('cayennensis')) |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3834-1 |
| Citation | 1822 Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 8: 416, 432 |