Date de publication : Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb., 9: 216. 1905 [08/04/1905, fide p. 2].

Type : "Geophila was first proposed in 1803 for a genus of Liliaceae and is therefore not available for the rubiaceous genus so named by Don. Carinta is an adaptation of the Malayan name of this plant, Karinta kali." [protologue].
Geophila reniformis D.Don 1825, nom. illeg. superfl. [≡ Psychotria herbacea Jacq. 1760; Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst. 1949] (Martinique, Inde).
Nom de remplacement explicite pour Geophila D.Don 1825, nom. illeg. hom. [non Geophila Bergeret 1803!].