Fagus pumila Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 998. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 7229.

Lectotype (Johnson in J. Arnold Arbor. 69: 41. 1988): Clayton 927 (BM-000098026).

Current name: Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. ( Fagaceae).