Malva gangetica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 967. 1763.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 5039.

Lectotype (Hill in Rhodora 84: 187. 1982): [icon] " Althaea Indica Abutili subrotundo folio, flore luteo, spicato" in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 74, f. 6. 1691; Almag. Bot.: 24. 1696.

Current name: Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr. ( Malvaceae).