Parkinsonia aculeata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 375. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 2956.

Lectotype (Stearn, Introd. Linnaeus’ Sp. Pl. (Ray Soc. ed.): 47. 1957): [icon] “Parkinsonia” in Linnaeus, Hort. Cliff.: 157, t. 13. 1738.

Generitype of Parkinsonia Linnaeus.

Current name: Parkinsonia aculeata L. ( Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae).