Solanum virginicum Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 340. 1771, orth. var.

["Habitat in America."] Sp. Pl. 1: 187 (1753). RCN: 1481.

Lectotype (Hepper & Jaeger in Kew Bull. 41: 434. 1986): [icon] " Solanum American, laciniatum spinosissimum" in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 360, t. 267, f. 346. 1732. - Typotype: Herb. Sherard No. 456 (OXF) .

Current name: Solanum virginianum L. ( Solanaceae).

Note: An orthographic error for S. virginianum L. (1753); see Knapp & Jarvis (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 104: 364. 1990).