Volkameria serrata Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 425; Mantissa Plantarum: 90. 1767.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 4632.

Lectotype (Moldenke & Moldenke in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4: 418. 1983): Herb. Linn. No. 809.5 (LINN) .

Current name: Rotheca serrata (L.) Steane & Mabb. ( Lamiaceae).