Ixora alba Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 110. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 898.

Lectotype (Ridsdale in Manilal, Bot. Hist. Hort. Malab.: 132. 1980): [icon] " Bem-schetti " in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 2: 19, t. 14. 1679.

Current name: Ixora alba L. ( Rubiaceae).