Globba nutans Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 170. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientali." RCN: 225.

Lectotype (Smith in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34: 160. 1975): [icon] " Globba silvestris major " in Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 6: 140, t. 62, t. 63. 1750.

Current name: Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe ( Zingiberaceae).