Erigeron jamaicensis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1213. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1211 (1763). RCN: 6248.

Lectotype (Nesom in Jarvis & Turland in Taxon 47: 360. 1998): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 994.12 (LINN), see p. 195.

Current name: Erigeron jamaicensis L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “jamaicense” in the protologue.