Nauclea orientalis (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 243. 1762.

"Habitat in India Asiatica." RCN: 1350.

Basionym: Cephalanthus orientalis L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Merrill in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 533. 1915): Herb. Hermann 5: 338, No. 53 [icon] (BM-000621104) .

Generitype of Nauclea Linnaeus.

Current name: Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. ( Rubiaceae).