Lycium capsulare Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 11. 1756.

"Habitat in Mexico. Miller." RCN: 1509.

Lectotype (Davenport in Rhodora 90: 183. 1988): Miller 5, Herb. Linn. No. 259.8 (LINN) .

Current name: Hydrolea spinosa L. ( Hydrophyllaceae).