Marcgravia umbellata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 503. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 3814.

Lectotype (Bedell in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 5: 303. 1989): [icon] “Marcgravia” in Plumier, Nov. Pl. Amer.: 7, t. 29. 1703.

Generitype of Marcgravia Linnaeus.

Current name: Marcgravia umbellata L. ( Marcgraviaceae).

Note: See comments on the Plumier elements by Dressler (in Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 14: 130-131. 1997).