Laurus sassafras Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 371. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Carolina, Florida." RCN: 2921.

Type not designated.

Original material: Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 518.21 (LINN); Herb. Clifford: 156, Laurus 1 (BM) ; [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 222, f. 6. 1692; Almag. Bot.: 120. 1696; [icon] in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 1: 55, t. 55. 1730.

Current name: Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees ( Lauraceae).