Scrophularia chinensis Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 250. 1771.

"Habitat in China." RCN: 4495.

Lectotype (Cramer in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 390. 1981): Herb. Linn. No. 773.20 (LINN) .

Current name: Verbascum chinense (L.) Santapau ( Scrophulariaceae).