Corchorus aestuans Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1079. 1759.

["Habitat in America calidiore."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 746 (1762). RCN: 3932.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 5: 88. 1926): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 691.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Corchorus aestuans L. ( Tiliaceae).