Buphthalmum frutescens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 903. 1753.

"Habitat in Jamaica, Virginia." RCN: 6527.

Lectotype (Reveal in Jarvis & Turland in Taxon 47: 355. 1998): Clayton 242 (BM-000040260).

Current name: Borrichia frutescens (L.) DC. ( Asteraceae).