Bignonia sempervirens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 623. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 4509.

Lectotype (Ornduff in J. Arnold Arbor. 51:8. 1970): [icon] " Syringa volubilis Virginiana Myrti majoris folio, alato semine, florib. odoratis, luteis " in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 112, f. 5. 1691; Almag. Bot.: 359. 1696. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 90: 55 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Gelsemium sempervirens (L.) J. St. -Hil. ( Loganiaceae).