Tabernaemontana echites Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 945. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."]Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 308 (1762). RCN: 1723.

Basionym of: Cameraria echites (L.) L. (Dec 1759) .

Type not designated.

Original material: Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 304.4 (LINN); [icon] in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 207, t. 131, f. 2. 1707.

Current name: Echites umbellata Jacq. ( Apocynaceae).