Helwingia
(named in honour of Georg. A. Helwing, a writer on the botany of Prussia). ORD. Araliaceae. A genus consisting of but two species, one Himalayan and the other Japanese. They are glabrous trees, more curious than beautiful, and scarcely worth cultivating, except in botanical collections. H. ruscifolia (Ruscus-leaved). fl. small, clustered on the midrib of the leaves; perianth three to four-parted, with ovate spreading segments. fr. drupaceous. l. alternate, petiolate, acuminate, stipulate. Japan. A low tree. The young leaves are used in Japan as a vegetable (S. Z. F. J. 86.)