Arum sagittifolium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 966. 1753.

"Habitat in Brasilia, Jamaica, Barbados." RCN: 6994.

Lectotype (Howard in J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 288. 1979): [icon] " Arum minus esculentum, sagittariae foliis viridi-nigricantibus" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 167, t. 106, f. 2. 1707. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 3: 40 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott ( Araceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “sagittaefolium” in the protologue.