Lychnis quadridentata Linnaeus, Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 13: 362. 1774, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in Styriae monte ad oppidum Eisenertz."] Sp. Pl. 1: 415 (1753). RCN: 3268.

Replaced synonym: Cucubalus quadrifidus L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Melzheimer & Polatschek in Phyton (Horn) 31: 285. 1992): [icon] " Caryophyllus minimus humilis alter exoticus flore candido amoeno " in Plantin, Pl. Stirp. Icon.: 445. 1581.

Current name: Silene quadrifida (L.) L. ( Caryophyllaceae).

Note: As noted by Walters (in Feddes Repert. 69: 47. 1964), this is an illegitimate replacement name for Silene quadrifida (L.) L. (1759), itself based on Cucubalus quadrifidus L. (1753) .