Psoralea americana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 763. 1753.

"Habitat in America?" RCN: 5630.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser XVIII(2): 17 (UPS); [icon] in Dodoëns, Stirp. Hist. Pempt., ed. 2: 566, 567. 1616; [icon] in Plantin, Pl. Stirp. Icon. 2: 31. 1581.

Current name: Cullen americanum (L.) Rydb. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Although Grimes (in Austral. Syst. Bot. 10: 590. 1997) indicated 928.22 (LINN) as lectotype, this collection lacks the relevant Species Plantarum number (i.e. “5”) and is a post-1753 addition to the herbarium, and not original material for the name.