Polygala diversifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 703. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 5148.

Lectotype (Blake in Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 1, 15. 1916): Herb. Clifford: 353, Polygala 4 (BM-000646531) .

Current name: Securidaca diversifolia (L.) Blake ( Polygalaceae).