Mirabilis dichotoma Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 931. 1759, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in Mexico."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 252 (1762). RCN: 1399.

Replaced synonym: Mirabilis odorata L. (1755) .

Lectotype (Le Duc in Sida 16: 640. 1995): Herb. Linn. No. 240.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Mirabilis jalapa L. ( Nyctaginaceae).

Note: A superfluous name for M. odorata L. (1755) .