Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 173. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Mexico." RCN: 1372.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 63. 1983): [icon] " Periclymenum perfoliatum Virginianum semper virens et florens " in Hermann, Hort. Lugd.-Bat. Cat.: 484, 485. 1687.

Current name: Lonicera sempervirens L. ( Caprifoliaceae).