Liquidambar aspleniifolia (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1418. 1763.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 7238.

Basionym: Myrica aspleniifolia L. (1753) .

Type not designated.

Original material: as basionym.

Current name: Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult. ( Myricaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “asplenifolium” in the protologue.