Cassia chamaecrista Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 379. 1753, nom. rej.

"Habitat in Jamaica, Barbados, Virginia." RCN: 2982.

Lectotype (Irwin & Barneby in Brittonia 28: 439. 1977 [1976]): Herb. Linn. No. 528.30 (LINN) .

Current name: Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene ( Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae).