Justicia pectinata Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 3. 1756.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 118.

Lectotype (Cramer in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 12: 105. 1998): Herb. Linn. No. 28.17 (LINN) .

Current name: Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees ( Acanthaceae).