Melochia supina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 675. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 4929.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 132, f. 4. 1692; Almag. Bot.: 14. 1696 - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 95: 39 (BM-SL) - Voucher: Herb. Sloane 99: 39 (BM-SL).

Current name: Melochia corchorifolia L. ( Sterculiaceae).