Gentiana heteroclita Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 560. 1771.

"Habitat in Malabariae agris. D. Koenig." RCN: 1888.

Lectotype (Cramer in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 73. 1981): König s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 328.43 (LINN; iso- BM) .

Current name: Canscora heteroclita (L.) Gilg ( Gentianaceae).