Achyranthes muricata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 295. 1762.

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 1656.

Lectotype (Townsend in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 71: 23. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 287.6 (LINN) .

Current name: Digera muricata (L.) Mart. ( Amaranthaceae).