Silene nocturna Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 416. 1753.

"Habitat in Italia, Pensylvania." RCN: 3241.

Lectotype (Ghafoor in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 59: 91. 1978): Herb. Linn. No. 583.8 (LINN) .

Current name: Silene nocturna L. ( Caryophyllaceae).