Melochia concatenata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 675. 1753.

"Habitat in India utraque." RCN: 4927.

Lectotype (Verdcourt in Dassanayake & al., Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 9: 415. 1995): Herb. Hermann 3: 10, No. 247 (BM-000621830) .

Current name: Melochia corchorifolia L. ( Sterculiaceae).