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.]
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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)
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taxonomic synonym:
Helicteres D4247 elongate
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Etymology:
"From the Latin serpens - creeping, a reference to the prostrate habit."