Rhamnus napeca Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 194. 1753.

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 1569.

Lectotype (Wadhwa in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 10: 365. 1996): Herb. Hermann 3: 43, No. 87 (BM-000594685) .

Current name: Ziziphus napeca (L.) Willd. ( Rhamnaceae).