Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 963 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in China. Osbeck."

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J., Latz, P.K., Barritt, M.J., Cowie, I.D. & Albrecht, D.E. (1995), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory: 104 [secondary reference]

Guymer, G.P. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Sterculiaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 192 [secondary reference]

Cowie, I.D. (2011), New taxa and notes on Helicteres L. (Malvaceae: Helicteroideae) from the Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27: 52 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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