Nyctanthes hirsuta Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 6. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 41.

Lectotype (Ridsdale in Manilal, Bot. Hist. Hort. Malab. 132. 1980): [icon] “Rava-pou” in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 4: 99, t. 48. 1683.

Current name: Nyctanthes hirsuta L. ( Oleaceae).

Note: Green (in Kew Bull. 39: 653. 1984) discussed the name and its typification in some detail, but the type choice is attributable to an earlier account by Ridsdale.