Batis maritima Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1289. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica maritimis salsis."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1451 (1763). RCN: 7401.

Neotype (Monro in Cafferty & Monro in Novon 9: 490. 1999): Jamaica. Middlesex County, Clarendon Parish, nearTarentum farm, 10ft, 3 Jan 1960, C.D. Adams 6063 (UCWI).

Generitype of Batis P. Browne (1756) .

Current name: Batis maritima L. ( Bataceae).