Cleome polygama Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 939. 1763.

"Habitat in Jamaica." RCN: 4896.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 3: 227. 1914): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 850.7 (LINN) .

Current name: Cleome serrata Jacq. ( Capparaceae).