Convolvulus verticillatus (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 220. 1762.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 1231.

Basionym: Ipomoea verticillata L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Powell & Staples in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 6: 170. 1989): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 218.15, lower right part (LINN) .

Current name: Jacquemontia verticillata (L.) Urb. ( Convolvulaceae).