Olea americana Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 56; Mantissa Plantarum: 24. 1767.

"Habitat in Carolina." RCN: 55.

Lectotype (Green in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 462. 1958): Herb. Linn. No. 20.6 (LINN) .

Current name: Osmanthus americanus (L.) A. Gray ( Oleaceae).