Physalis flexuosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 182. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 1445.

Lectotype (Deb in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 1: 52. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 247.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ( Solanaceae).