Ophiorrhiza mungos Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 150. 1753.

"Habitat in India orientali." RCN: 1188.

Lectotype (Verdcourt in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 71. 1993): Herb. Hermann 3: 50, No. 402 (BM-000594692) .

Generitype of Ophiorrhiza Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 129. 1929).

Current name: Ophiorrhiza mungos L. ( Rubiaceae).