Quercus nigra Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 995. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionalis." RCN: 7216.

Lectotype (Dandy, Sloane Herbarium: 112. 1958): [icon] " Quercus (forte) Marilandica, folio trifido ad sassafras accedente" in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 1: 19, t. 19. 1730.

Current name: Quercus nigra L. ( Fagaceae).

Note: See discussion by Reveal & al. (in Huntia 7: 233. 1987).