Ovieda spinosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 637. 1753.

"Habitat in America meridionali." RCN: 4628.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Plumier, Nov. Pl. Amer.: 11, t. 24. 1703.

Generitype of Ovieda Linnaeus.

Current name: Clerodendrum spinosum (L.) Spreng. ( Verbenaceae).