Hibiscus spinifex Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1149. 1759.

["Habitat in America meridionali."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 978 (1763). RCN: 5089.

Lectotype (Fryxell in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 5: 243. 1989): [icon] " Hibiscus foliis cordatis, crenatis " in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Arner.: 1, t. 1. 1755.

Current name: Pavonia spinifex (L.) Cav. ( Malvaceae).