Mimosa polystachya Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 520. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 7675.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 4: 356. 1988): [icon] " Mimosa inermis, foliis bipinnatis, partialibus quatuor jugis" in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer.: 7, t. 12. 1755.

Current name: Entada polystachya (L.) DC. ( Fabaceae: Mimosoideae).