Conocarpus erectus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 176. 1753.

"Habitat in Jamaicae, Bermudensium, Brasiliae maritimis." RCN: 1390.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 66. 1983): [icon] " Alni fructu, laurifolia arbor maritima " in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: 18, t. 161, f. 2. 1725. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 5: 63 (BM-SL) .

Generitype of Conocarpus Linnaeus (vide Steudel, Nom., ed. 2, 1: 404. 1840).

Current name: Conocarpus erectus L. ( Combretaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “erecta” in the protologue.