Tomex tomentosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 118. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 972.

Basionym of: Callicarpa tomentosa (L.) L. (1774); Callicarpa lanata L. (1771), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Trimen in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 136. 1887): Herb. Hermann 1: 64, No. 59 (BM-000594496) .

Generitype of Tomex Linnaeus.

Current name: Callicarpa tomentosa (L.) L. ( Verbenaceae).