Chionanthus virginicus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 8. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 56.

Lectotype (Reveal in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 33. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 21.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Chionanthus Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 115. 1929).

Current name: Chionanthus virginicus L. ( Oleaceae).