Scabiosa prolifera Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 889. 1759.

["Habitat in India ."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 144 (1762). RCN: 813.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 120.24 (LINN); [icon] in Hermann, Parad. Bat.: 125. 1698.

Current name: Lomelosia prolifera (L.) Greuter & Burdet ( Dipsacaceae).