Trewia nudiflora Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1193. 1753.

"Habitat in Malabariae arenosis." RCN: 3862.

Lectotype (Radcliffe-Smith in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 172: 57. 1986): [icon] "Canschi " in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 1: 76, t. 42. 1678.

Generitype of Trewia Linnaeus.

Current name: Trewia nudiflora L. ( Euphorbiaceae).