Adelia bernardina Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1298. 1759.

["Habitat in America."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1472 (1763). RCN: 7520.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1201.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Bernardia dichotoma (Willd.) Müll . Arg. ( Euphorbiaceae).