Helicteres pentandra Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 294. 1771.

"Habitat Surinami." RCN: 6972.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Current name: Helicteres pentandra L. ( Sterculiaceae).

Note: Cristóbal (in Bonplandia 11: 136. 2001) indicates Hostmann 240 (K; iso- BM, G, P, W) as a neotype but her wording unfortunately fails to comply with Art. 7.11 (by omitting "designated here" or an equivalent, even though she does use this form of words elsewhere in her revision).