Mussaenda fruticosa Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 168. 1767, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in India."] Sp. Pl. 1: 177 (1753). RCN: 1395.

Replaced synonym: Mussaenda frondosa L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Jayaweera in J. Arnold Arbor. 44: 239, f. 4. 1963): Herb. Hermann 3: 44, No. 84 (BM-000621963) .

Current name: Mussaenda frondosa L. ( Rubiaceae).