Illecebrum ficoideum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 300. 1762, typ. cons.

"Habitat in marinis littoribus Americae, nunc Hispaniae." RCN: 1683.

Basionym: Gomphrena ficoidea L. (1753), nom. & typ. cons.

Conserved type (Veldkamp in Taxon 38: 299. 1989): Herb. Linn. No. 290.23 (LINN) .

Current name: Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv. ( Amaranthaceae).