Barleria coccinea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 637. 1753.

"Habitat in America meridionali." RCN: 4625.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer.: 31, t. 43, f. 1. 1756.

Current name: Ruellia coccinea (L.) Vahl ( Acanthaceae).