Phaseolus farinosus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 724. 1753.
"Habitat in India." RCN: 5317.
Lectotype (Verdcourt in Taxon 46: 358. 1997): [icon] " Phaseolus peregrinus, flore roseo, semine tomentoso" in Nissole in Mém . Acad. Roy. Sci. Paris 1730: 577, t. 24. 1730.
Current name: Strophostyles helvola (L.) Elliott ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).