Buphthalmum arborescens Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1227. 1759.

["Habitat in America."] Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1273 (1763). RCN: 6528.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 6: 533. 1989): [icon] " Buphthalmum fruticosum foliis fasciculatis " in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer.: 96, t. 106, f. 2. 1757.

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

Note: Moore (in Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 7: 225. 1936) noted the existence of 1022.2 (LINN) and Clifford material (BM) but did not designate a type.