Malvaceae Juss.
Helicteres serpens 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: 48-49, Fig. 4, 7J-N, 16 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Australia, N.T., Cutta Cutta Caves Reserve, 17 December 1992, J. Egan 556 (holotype: DNA; isotypes: BRI, CANB, MEL, MO, K).
taxonomic synonym: Helicteres sp. elongate (J.Must 887) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helicteres D4247 elongate [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "From the Latin serpens - creeping, a reference to the prostrate habit."