Tribulus maximus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 386. 1753.

"Habitat in Jamaicae aridis." RCN: 3047.

Lectotype (Porter in Contr. Gray Herb. 198: 98. 1969): Herb. Clifford: 160, Tribulus 2 (BM-000558735) .

Current name: Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Hook. & Am. ( Zygophyllaceae).