Capparis flexuosa (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 722. 1762.

"Habitat in Jamaica." RCN: 3828.

Basionym: Morisonia flexuosa L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 3: 234. 1914): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 664.10 (LINN) .

Current name: Capparis flexuosa (L.) L. ( Capparaceae).