Allionia violacea Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 890. 1759.

["Habitat in Cumana Americes."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 147 (1762). RCN: 831.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Generitype of Allionia Loefl., nom. rej.

Current name: Mirabilis violacea (L.) Choisy ( Nyctaginaceae).