Bouvardia laevis M. Martens & Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11: 236. 1844 sec. Lorence 2011
- =Bouvardia flava Decne., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 1: 90. 1845 syn. sec. Borhidi 2006
- =Bouvardia mollis Linden ex Schltdl. in Linnaea 26: 55. 1854 syn. sec. Borhidi 2006
- =Bouvardia nubigena Standl. & Steyerm. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22: 382. 1940 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013