Calea jamaicensis (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1179. 1763.

"Habitat in Jamaica." RCN: 6096.

Basionym: Santolina jamaicensis L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Moore in Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 7: 260. 1936): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 984.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Calea Linnaeus (vide Brown in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 106-109. 1818).

Current name: Calea jamaicensis (L.) L. ( Asteraceae).