Gomphrena flava Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 224. 1753.

"Habitat in Vera Cruce." RCN: 1843.

Lectotype (Mears in Taxon 29: 88. 1980): Herb. Clifford: 87, Gomphrena 2 (BM-000558214) .

Current name: Alternanthera flava (L.) Mears ( Amaranthaceae).