Turnera ulmifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 271. 1753.

"Habitat in Jamaica & in America calidiore." RCN: 2153.

Lectotype (Stearn, Introd. Linnaeus’ Sp. Pl. (Ray Soc. ed.): 47. 1957): [icon] " Turnera e petiolo florens, foliis serratis " in Linnaeus, Hort. Cliff.: 112, t. 10. 1738.

Generitype of Turnera Linnaeus.

Current name: Turnera ulmifolia L. ( Turneraceae).