Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Helicteres (3)
Epithet: baruensis Jacq. (1)
baruensis => from the island or peninsula of Baru, Cartagena, Colombia