Prinos verticillatus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 330. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 2552.

Lectotype (Reveal in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 79. 1993): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 452.1 (LINN; iso- UPS) .

Generitype of Prinos Linnaeus (vide Rafinesque, Sylva Tell.: 52. 1838).

Current name: Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray ( Aquifoliaceae).