Ipomoea nyctelea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 160. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia. D. Gronovius." RCN: 1169.

Basionym of: Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L. (1763); Polemonium nyctelea (L.) L. (1762) .

Lectotype (Reveal in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 45. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 206.1 (LINN; iso- BM) .

Current name: Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L. ( Hydrophyllaceae).