Betonica heraclea Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 394; Mantissa Plantarum: 83. 1767.

"Habitat in Oriente." RCN: 4232.

Lectotype (Codd in Leistner, Fl. Southern Africa 28(4): 76. 1985): Herb. Linn. No. 735.7 (LINN) .

Current name: Stachys aurea Benth. ( Lamiaceae).

Note: Codd noted that the epithet ‘heraclea’ is not available in Stachys because it is pre-occupied by S. heraclea Col. ex All. (1785) .