Ruellia strepens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 634. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Carolina." RCN: 4607.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clifford: 318, Ruellia 1, 2 sheets (BM) ; Clayton 85 (BM); Herb. Linn. No. 804.3 (LINN); [icon] in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 330, t. 249, f. 321. 1732.

Current name: Ruellia strepens L. ( Acanthaceae).

Note: See comments by Fernald (in Rhodora 47: 19, pl. 863. 1945).