Juglans baccata Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1272. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1416 (1763). RCN: 7227.

Neotype (Hayden & Reveal in Taxon 29: 508. 1980): [icon] " Nux juglans trifolia, fructu magnitudine nucis moschatae " in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: 1, t. 157, f. 1. 1725. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 5: 49 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Picrodendron baccatum (L.) Krug & Urb. ( Euphorbiaceae).