Plumbago scandens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 215. 1762.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 1203.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 6: 54. 1989): [icon] " Dentellaria lychnioides sylvatica scandens flore albo " in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 211, t. 133, f. 1. 1707. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 4: 29 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Plumbago scandens L. ( Plumbaginaceae).