Rhexia acisanthera Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 998. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 491 (1762). RCN: 2651.

Lectotype (designated here by Cellinese): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 483.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Acisanthera quadrata Pers. ( Melastomataceae).