Spondias myrobalanus Linnaeus, Flora Jamaicensis: 16. 1759, nom. illeg.

"Habitat [in Jamaica.]"

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 5: 103. 1989): [icon] "Myrobalanus minor folio fraxini alato, fructu purpureo, ossiculo magno fibroso" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: 126, t. 219, f. 3, 4, 5. 1725. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 7: 66 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Spondias purpurea L. ( Anacardiaceae).

Note: Spondias myrobalanus L. (Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1036. May–Jun 1759) is not homotypic with S. myrobalanus L. (Fl. Jam. 16. Dec 1759). However, the latter is illegitimate as it is a later homonym.