Amyris elemifera Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1000. 1759.

["Habitat in Carolina."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 495 (1762). RCN: 2680.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 4: 557. 1988): [icon] "Frutex trifolius resinosus; floribus tetra-petalis albis racemosis" in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: 33, t. 33. 1734.

Current name: Amyris elemifera L. ( Rutaceae).