Tabernaemontana amsonia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 308. 1762.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 1742.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 304.5 (LINN); Clayton 306 (BM).

Current name: Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter ( Apocynaceae).