Lantana trifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 626. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 4538.

Lectotype (Verdcourt, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Verbenaceae: 46. 1992): [icon] in Plumier, Codex Boerhaavianus (University Library, Groningen).

Current name: Lantana trifolia L. ( Verbenaceae).