Gnaphalium indicum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 852. 1753.
"Habitat in India." RCN: 6188.
Lectotype (Grierson in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 138. 1971): Herb. Hermann 4: 15, No. 307 (BM-000628069) .
Current name: Helichrysum indicum (L.) Grierson ( Asteraceae).