Malvaceae Juss.
Helicteres sphaerotheca Cowie , legitimate, scientific
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: 49-50, Figs 4, 7O-S, 17 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Australia, N.T., Arnhem Hwy, 300 m E of West Branch of West Alligator R, 4 January 1992, I.D.Cowie 2146 (Holotype: DNA; isotypes: AD, B, BRI, CANB, CNS, K, L, MEL, MO, NSW, NT, NY, PERTH, SING).
taxonomic synonym: Helicteres sp. linear leaves (L.A.Craven 7854) Cowie [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helicteres D21039 linifolia [n/a]
  • Etymology: "from the Greek, sphaera - a ball or globe and thece - a case or container, in reference to the globular capsule."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Helicteres D21039 Alligator River [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helicteres sp. linear leaves (L.A.Craven 7854) Cowie [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helicteres D21039 linifolia [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT