Globba uviformis Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 171. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientalis." RCN: 226.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 6: 138, t. 59, f. 2. 1750.

Current name: Plagiostachys uviformis (L.) Loes. ( Zingiberaceae).