Clitoria lactescens Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1172. 1759. RCN: 5371.

Neotype (Fortunato & Greuter in Taxon 47: 704. 1998): U.S.A. Georgia: Dalton, dry pine woods, 850ft, 10 Aug 1900, R.M. Harper 391 (BM).

Current name: Galactia regularis (L.) Britton & al. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).