Dirca palustris Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 358. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginiae paludosis." RCN: 830.

Lectotype (Nevling in J. Arnold Arbor. 45: 158. 1964): Herb. Linn. No. 501.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Dirca Linnaeus.

Current name: Dirca palustris L. ( Thymelaeaceae).