Brossaea coccinea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1190. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 1403.

Lectotype (Bornstein in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 6: 28. 1989): [icon] “Brossaea” in Plumier, Nov. Pl. Amer.: 5, t. 17. 1703.

Generitype of Brossaea Linnaeus.

Current name: Gaultheria dominguensis Urb. ( Ericaceae).