Macrocnemum jamaicense Linnaeus, Plantarum Jamaicensium Pugillus: 31. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 244 (1762). RCN: 1355.

Type not designated.

Original material: Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 227.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Macrocnemum P. Browne.

Current name: Macrocnemum jamaicense L. ( Rubiaceae).