Mimosa purpurea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 517. 1753.

"Habitat in America meridionali." RCN: 7657.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 4: 350. 1988): [icon] " Mimosa foliis conjugatis, pinnatis" in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer.: 5, t. 10, f. 2. 1755.

Current name: Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth. ( Fabaceae: Mimosoideae).