Ruellia tentaculata Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 22. 1756.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 4611.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 262.5 (S); Herb. Linn. No. 804.9 (LINN); [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 279, f. 7. 1694; Almag. Bot.: 142. 1696.

Current name: Haplanthus tentaculatis (L.) Nees ( Acanthaceae).