Volkameria aculeata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 637. 1753.

"Habitat in Jamaica, Barbados." RCN: 4630.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 809.2 (LINN); [icon] in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: 25, t. 166, f. 2, 3. 1725 - Voucher: Herb. Sloane 5: 89 (BM-SL) .

Generitype of Volkameria Linnaeus (vide Steudel, Nom., ed. 2, 2: 779. 1841).

Current name: Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltr. ( Verbenaceae).