Mimosa unguis-cati Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 517. 1753.

"Habitat in Jamaica, Caribaeis." RCN: 7654.

Lectotype (Rico in Turland & Jarvis in Taxon 46: 476. 1997): [icon] "Acaciae quodammodo accedens, s. Ceratiae & Acaciae media Jamaicensis spinosa bigeminatis foliis, flosculis stamin. atronitente fructu, siliquis parum intortis" in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 1, f. 6. 1691; Almag. Bot.: 4, 95. 1696.

Current name: Pithecellobium unguis - cati (L.) Mart. ( Fabaceae: Mimosoideae).

Note: Although Isely (in Madroño 21: 287. 1972) noted the existence of material in LINN, he did not designate a type.