Achyranthes corymbosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 205. 1753.

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 1658.

Lectotype (Turrill in Turrill & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Caryophyllaceae: 8. 1956): Herb. Hermann 3: 3, No. 100 (BM-000621797) .

Current name: Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam. ( Caryophyllaceae).