Helicia maxwelliana is a plant in the family Proteaceae. It is named for D.R. Maxwell, who accompanied botanist Lilian Gibbs on her 1910 Mount Kinabalu expedition, where she recorded numerous new plant species.
Description Helicia maxwelliana grows as a treelet up to tall. The twigs are dark brown. The flowers are reddish brown. The round fruit is black, measuring up to in diameter.
Distribution and habitat Helicia maxwelliana is endemic to Borneo, although World Plants notes a sterile specimen from Peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu). Its habitat is montane forests at altitude.
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