Ixora occidentalis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 893. 1759.

RCN: 900.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 6: 412. 1989): [icon] " Pavetta ? foliis oblongo-ovatis oppositis, stipulis setaceis petiolis interpositis " in Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 142, t. 6, f. 2. 1756 (see p. 112).

Current name: Faramea occidentalis (L.) A. Rich. ( Rubiaceae).