Brassica violacea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 667. 1753.
"Habitat in China." RCN: 4856.
Neotype (Al-Shehbaz in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 532. 2002): China. Henan Province, Neixang Xian: Baotianman Nat. Reserve Yinghu Gou, 20 May 1994, Boufford, Liu, Ying, Zhang & Zhu 26131 (A; iso- E, MO).
Current name: Orychophragmus violaceus (L.) O.E. Schulz ( Brassicaceae).