Ipomoea serpens Linnaeus, Flora Jamaicensis: 13. 1759.

"Habitat [in Jamaica.]"

Lectotype (Staples & Jarvis in Taxon 55: 1022. 2006): [icon] “Pulli-schovadi” in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: t. 59. 1692.

Current name: Ipomoea pes - tigridis L. ( Convolvulaceae).