Coccoloba venosa Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1007. 1759.

["Habitat in America."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 524 (1762). RCN: 2882.

Replaced synonym of: Coccoloba punctata L. (1762), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 4: 135. 1988): [icon] " Uvifera arbor Americana convolvulacea, fructu punctato Barbadensibus " in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 237, f. 4. 1692; Almag. Bot.: 394. 1696. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 98: 171 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Coccoloba venosa L. ( Polygonaceae).

Note: Fawcett & Rendle (in J. Bot. 51: 123. 1913) provided an extensive discussion but did not indicate a type.