Thalia geniculata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1193. 1753.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 16.

Lectotype (Andersson in Nordic J. Bot. 1: 55. 1981): [icon] “Thalia” in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer.: 98, t. 108, f. 1. 1757.

Generitype of Thalia Linnaeus.

Current name: Thalia geniculata L. ( Marantaceae).