Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
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