Ornithopus tetraphyllus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1168. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1049 (1763). RCN: 5478.

Lectotype (Verdcourt & Adams in Turland & Jarvis in Taxon 46: 478. 1997): [icon] "Quadrifolium erectum flore luteo" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 186, t. 116, f. 3. 1707. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 3: 92 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Zornia myriadena Benth. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).