Piper umbellatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 30. 1753.

"Habitat in Domingo." RCN: 246.

Lectotype (Huber in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 289. 1987): [icon] " Saururus arborescens, foliis amplis, cordatis non umbilicatis " in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér .: 55, t. 73. 1693.

Current name: Piper umbellatum L. ( Piperaceae).