Melastoma scabrosum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1022. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 558 (1762). RCN: 3070.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 5: 400. 1926): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 559.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Ossaea scabrosa (L.) DC. ( Melastomataceae).

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