Justicia procumbens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1:15. 1753.

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 117.

Lectotype (Malik & Ghafoor in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 188: 37. 1988): Herb. Linn. No. 28.14 (LINN) .

Current name: Justicia procumbens L. ( Acanthaceae).

Note: Malik & Ghafoor’s type choice (20 Apr 1988) of material in LINN pre-dates that of Graham (in Kew Bull. 43: 597. Nov 1988), who chose Herb. Hermann vol. 2: 4, No. 19 (BM) as lectotype.