Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Helicteres baruensis

Spanish: algodoncillo

Helicteres baruensis (Helicteres baruensis)
Photographed by marumg on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-SA

Helicteres baruensis, or the tornillo de Venezuela ("Venezuelan screw") is a species of plant belonging to the family Malvaceae. Most often recorded in Oct.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records384 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2020 – 2020
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Helicteres baruensis (Helicteres baruensis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/helicteres-baruensis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.