HELICTERES, the SCREW-TREE; a genus of the decandria order, belonging to the gynandria claſs of plants. There are four ſpecies, all natives of warm climates. They are ſhrubby plants, riſing from five to fourteen feet in height, adorned with flowers of a yellow colour. They are propagated by ſeeds; but are tender, and in this country muſt be kept in a ſhade during the winter.