Napaea dioica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 686. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 7519.

Replaced synonym of: Napaea scabra L. (1771), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Iltis in Amer. Midi. Naturalist 70: 94. 1963): Herb. Linn. No. 1203.2 (LINN) .

Generitype of Napaea Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 172. 1929).

Current name: Napaea dioica L. ( Malvaceae).