Ipomoea carolina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 160. 1753.

"Habitat in Carolina." RCN: 1274.

Lectotype (Dandy, Sloane Herbarium: 112. 1958): [icon] " Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos, flo re purpureo minore" in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: 91, t. 91. 1743.

Current name: Ipomoea carolina L. ( Convolvulaceae).