Rhacoma crossopetalum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 896. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 169 (1762). RCN: 947.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 5: 29. 1926): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 146.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Rhacoma Linnaeus, nom. illeg.

Current name: Crossopetalum rhacoma Crantz ( Celastraceae).

Note: Rhacoma Linnaeus (1759), nom. illeg. = Crossopetalum P. Browne (1756) .