Robinia caragana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 722. 1753.

"Habitat in Sibiria." RCN: 5453.

Lectotype (Yakovlev & Sviazeva in Bot. Zhurn. 70: 909, 913. 1985): Gerber, Herb. Linn. No. 913.5 (LINN) .

Current name: Caragana arborescens Lam. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Sanchir (in Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Neimongol 30: 502. 1999) discussed the possible provenance of the type collection.