Physalis somnifera Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 182. 1753.

"Habitat in Mexico, Creta, Hispania." RCN: 1444.

Lectotype ( Schönbeck-Temesy in Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 100: 27. 1972): Herb. Linn. No. 247.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ( Solanaceae).