Mentha auricularia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 391; Mantissa Plantarum: 81. 1767.

"Habitat in Indiae aquosis." RCN: 4198.

Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 238, f. 15. 1980): Herb. Hermann 4: 42, No. 411 (BM-000594741) .

Current name: Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. ( Lamiaceae).