Cordia gerascanthus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 936. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 273 (1762). RCN: 1524.

Lectotype (Riedl in Kalkman & al., Fl. Malesiana, ser. I, 13: 77. 1997): [icon] " Gerascanthus foliis ovato-oblongis, utrinque productis, racemis terminalibus " in Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 170, t. 29, f. 3. 1756.

Current name: Cordia gerascanthus L. ( Boraginaceae).