Malvaceae Juss.
Helicteres darwinensis 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: 36-39, Figs 4, 6, 7F-I, 8 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Australia, N.T., Channel Island Rd, SW of Palmerston, 20 November 2008, I.D.Cowie 12221 (holotype: DNA; iso: AD, B, BR, CANB, K, L, MEL, MO, NSW, NY, PERTH).
  • Etymology: "A reference to the City of Darwin, Northern Territory, around which the species is a common component of the Eucalyptus woodland."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Helicteres A78389 Darwin [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helicteres sp. Darwin (S.T.Blake 16793) Cowie [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helicteres sp. Darwin (S.T.Blake 16793) Cowie [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT