Magnolia virginiana Linnaeus var. tripetala Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 536. 1753.

["Habitat in Carolina, rarius in Virginia."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 756 (1762). RCN: 3980.

Basionym of: Magnolia tripetala (L.) L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Dandy Sloane Herbarium: 112. 1958): [icon] " Magnolia, amplissimo flore albo, fructu coccineo " in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: 80, t. 80. 1738.

Current name: Magnolia tripetala (L.) L. ( Magnoliaceae).