Rhus vernix Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 265. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali, Iaponia." RCN: 2116.

Lectotype (designated here by Reveal): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 378.8 (LINN) .

Current name: Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze ( Anacardiaceae).