Stillingia sylvatica Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 637; Mantissa Plantarum: 126. 1767.

"Habitat in Carolinae pinetis. D. Garden." RCN: 7306.

Lectotype (Reveal in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 91. 1993): Garden, Herb. Linn. No. 1147.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Stillingia Linnaeus.

Current name: Stillingia sylvatica L. ( Euphorbiaceae).