Ruellia crispa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 635. 1753.

"Habitat in India. Osbeck." RCN: 4614.

Type not designated.

Original material: Osbeck 116, Herb. Linn. No. 804.11 (LINN); [icon] in Petiver, Gazophyl. Nat.: 7, t. 72, f. 2. 1709.

Current name: Hemigraphis crispa (L.) T. Anderson ( Acanthaceae).

Note: See comments on 804.11 (LINN) by Hansen & Fox Maule (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 67: 205. 1973).