Mollugo oppositifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 89. 1753.

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 744.

Lectotype (Jeffrey in Hubbard & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Aizoaceae: 13. 1961): Herb. Hermann 1: 20, No. 52 (BM-000621295) .

Current name: Glinus oppositifolius (L.) A. DC. ( Molluginaceae).