Bredia esquirolii (H. Lev .) Lauener, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31(3): 398-399. 1972.

Barthea esquirolii H. Lév ., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11(301-303): 494. 1913 (Basionym). Type: China. Guizhou: Tchai-choui-ho, July 1909, Esquirol 1581 (holotype: E! [E00090793]).

Bredia cordata H.L. Li, J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 24-25. 1944. Type: China. Sichuan: Ya-an, dense forest shade, 686 m, 30 Jul 1939. C. Y. Chiao 1205 (holotype: A! [A00071982]).

Bredia esquirolii var. cordata (H.L. Li) C. Chen, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 40. 1984.