Adelia ricinella Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1298. 1759, typ. cons.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1473. 1763. RCN: 7521.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 4: 292. 1920): Herb. Linn. No. 1201.2 (LINN) .

Generitype of Adelia Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Adelia ricinella L. ( Euphorbiaceae).

Note: Adelia Linnaeus, nom. cons. against Adelia P. Browne.