Dracaena ensifolia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 246; Mantissa Plantarum: 63. 1767.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 2476.

Lectotype (Henderson in Taxon 26: 133. 1977; Coode in Bosser & al., Fl. Mascareignes 183: 32. 1978): Herb. Linn. No. 435.3, inflorescence only (LINN) .

Current name: Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. ( Liliaceae / Asparagaceae).

Note: Henderson (1977) indicated 353.3 (LINN) as the type and this choice was subsequently restricted to the inflorescence only, by Coode (1978).