Valantia cruciata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1052. 1753.

"Habitat in Germania, Helvetia, Gallia." RCN: 7602.

Lectotype (Ehrendorfer in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 65: 16. 1962): Herb. Linn. No. 1219.11 (LINN) .

Current name: Cruciata laevipes Opiz ( Rubiaceae).