Petesia stipularis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 894. 1759.

["Habitat in Iamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 160 (1762). RCN: 902.

Type not designated.

Original material: Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 134.1 (LINN); [icon] in Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 143, t. 2, f. 2. 1756.

Current name: Petesia stipularis L. ( Rubiaceae).