Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malvales (80)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Helicteres (3)
Epithet: baruensis Jacq. (1)
baruensis => from the island or peninsula of Baru, Cartagena, Colombia