Jacquinia ruscifolia N.J. Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl.: 15. 1760.

"Habitat in Jamaica." RCN: 1511.

Type not designated.

Generitype of Jacquinia Linnaeus (1759), nom. & orth. cons.

Current name: Jacquinia ruscifolia Jacq. ( Theophrastaceae).