Urtica grandifolia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1266. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1396 (1763). RCN: 7131.

Lectotype (Monro in Monro & Spencer in Taxon 54: 797. 2005): Browne?, Herb. Linn. No. 1111.21 (LINN), see p. 168.

Current name: Pilea grandifolia (L.) Blume ( Urticaceae).

Note: Although Fawcett & Rendle (Fl. Jamaica 3: 72. 1914) indicated material in BM as type, they did not specify what this was (though probably material in Herb. Sloane, unseen by Linnaeus and not original material for the name).