Pergularia glabra Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 191; Mantissa Plantarum: 53. 1767.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 1747.

Lectotype (Rudjiman in Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool 82-11: 5. 1982): Herb. Linn. No. 306.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Vallaris glabra (L.) Kuntze ( Apocynaceae).