Lawsonia spinosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 349. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 2698.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 1: 73, t. 40. 1678; [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 220, f. 1. 1692; Almag. Bot.: 318. 1696 - Voucher: Herb. Sloane 97: 151 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Lawsonia inermis L. ( Lythraceae).