Rondeletia americana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 172. 1753.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 1351.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 6: 455. 1989): [icon] " Rondeletia foliis sessilibus " in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer: 237, t. 242, f. 1. 1760.

Generitype of Rondeletia Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 131. 1929).

Current name: Rondeletia americana L. ( Rubiaceae).