Cucubalus giganteus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 418; Species Plantarum 2: Errata. 1753.

"Habitat in Lusitania." RCN: 3250.

Basionym of: Silene gigantea (L.) L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Greuter in Willdenowia 25: 113. 1995): Herb. Linn. No. 583.26 (LINN) .

Current name: Silene gigantea (L.) L. ( Caryophyllaceae).

Note: Linnaeus transferred Silene gigantea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 418 (1753) to Cucubalus, as C. giganteus L. in the Errata on p. 1231 (1753).