Randia aculeata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1192. 1753.

"Habitat - - - –” RCN: 1193.

Neotype (Steyermark in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 340. 1972): Herb. Linn. No. 214.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Randia aculeata L. ( Rubiaceae).

Note: In the absence of any original material, Steyermark’s type statement is accepted as a neotypification (Art. 9.8).