Malvaceae Juss.
Helicteres tenuipila 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: 50-52, Figs 3H-K, 4, 18, 19 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Australia, N.T., Litchfield N.P., opposite turnoff to Green Ant Creek, I.D.Cowie 10361 & J.L.Egan (holotype: DNA (3 sheets); isotypes: AD, B, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, MO, NSW, PERTH).
taxonomic synonym: Helicteres D27003 Litchfield [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helicteres sp. Litchfield (D.M.J.S.Bowman 185) Cowie [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "From the Latin tenuis, thin or fine and pilus, a hair, referring to the sparse indumentum of the leaves of this species."