Buddleja occidentalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 162. 1762.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 920.

Lectotype (Norman in Gentes Herb. 10: 83. 1967): Houstoun, Herb. Miller (BM) .

Current name: Buddleja americana L. ( Loganiaceae / Buddlejaceae).