Tinus occidentalis Linnaeus, Systerna Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1010. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 530 (1762). RCN: 2923.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 214, t. 21, f. 1. 1756.

Generitype of Tinus Linnaeus.

Current name: Clethra occidentalis (L.) Kuntze ( Clethraceae).