Heliocarpus americanus L., Sp. Pl.: 448. 1753 sec. Gual 2008
- =Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 5: 341. 1821 syn. sec. ???
- =Heliocarpus tomentosus Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 225–226. 1858 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Heliocarpus nelsonii Rose in Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 5: 128. 1897 syn. sec. Tropicos 2013
- =Heliocarpus stipulatus Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 18: 121. 1914 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Heliocarpus floribundus Lundell in Phytologia 2(1): 2. 1941 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Heliocarpus gentlei Lundell in Phytologia 2(1): 3. 1941 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013