Daphne indica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 357. 1753.

"Habitat in China." RCN: 2825.

Lectotype (Townsend in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 503. 1981): Herb. Linn. No. 500.11 (LINN) .

Current name: Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A. Mey. ( Thymelaeaceae).