Galega tinctoria (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1172. 1759.

["Habitat in Zeylona."] Sp. Pl. 2: 752 (1753). RCN: 5567.

Basionym: Cracca tinctoria L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Rudd in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 7: 146. 1991): Herb. Hermann 3: 28, No. 302 (BM-000594670) .

Current name: Tephrosia tinctoria (L.) Pers. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).