Malpighia coccigera Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 426. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 3317.

Lectotype (Anderson in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 4: 617. 1988): [icon] in Plumier, Codex Boerhaavianus (University Library, Groningen).

Current name: Malpighia coccigera L. ( Malpighiaceae).