Sideroxylon decandrum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 178; Mantissa Plantarum: 48. 1767.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 1548b.

Type not designated.

Original material: Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 261.9 (LINN) .

Current name: Sideroxylon lycioides L. ( Sapotaceae).