Ayenia magna Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1247. 1759.

["Habitat in Cumana."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1354 (1763). RCN: 6916.

Type not designated.

Original material: Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 1069.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Ayenia magna L. ( Sterculiaceae).

Note: Cristóbal (in Opera Lilloana 4: 63. 1960) noted 1069.2 (LINN) and confirmed its identity but did not refer to it as the type.