Justicia chinensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 16. 1753.

"Habitat in China." RCN: 120.

Lectotype (Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 55: 324. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 28.19 (LINN) .

Current name: Dicliptera chinensis (L.) Juss. ( Acanthaceae).