Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Polygalales (14)
Family: Malpighiaceae (8)(family description)
Genus: Byrsonima (4)
Epithet: gardneriana A.Juss. (2)
gardneriana => in honor of George Gardner (1810-1849), Scottish naturalist (botanist)