Petesia lygistum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 894. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 160 (1762). RCN: 903.

Type not designated.

Original material: Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 134.2 (LINN); [icon] in Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 142, t. 3, f. 2. 1756.

Current name: Manettia lygistum (L.) Sw. ( Rubiaceae).