Phytolacca octandra Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 631. 1762.

"Habitat in Mexico." RCN: 3418.

Lectotype (Nowicke in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 55: 313. 1969): Herb. Linn. No. 607.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Phytolacca octandra L. ( Phytolaccaceae).