Erythroxylon areolatum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1035. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 613 (1762). RCN: 3330.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 591.2 (LINN); Browne 278, Herb. Linn. No. 591.1 (LINN); [icon] in Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 278, t. 38, f. 2. 1756.

Current name: Erythroxylon areolatum L. ( Erythroxylaceae).

Note: Although Plowman & Hensold (in Brittonia 56: 5. 2004) indicated 591.1 (LINN) as type, this choice was published after 1 Jan 2001 and so the omission of the phrase "designated here" or an equivalent (Art. 7.11) means that this choice is not effective.