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Helicia rufescens is a tree in the family Proteaceae, native to Southeast Asia. The specific epithet rufescens means 'becoming reddish', referring to the indumentum of the inflorescences, twigs and leaves.
Helicia rufescens is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. In Borneo, its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp and kerangas forests. In Peninsular Malaysia, it is found from sea level to elevations of 1,500 m (5,000 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helicia rufescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
