Solanum tomentosum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 188. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 1487.

Replaced synonym of: Solanum pulverulentum L. (1759), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Knapp & Jarvis in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 104: 358, f. 24. 1990): Herb. Clifford: 61, Solanum 13 (BM-000558038) .

Current name: Solanum tomentosum L. ( Solanaceae).