Parietaria indica Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 672; Mantissa Plantarum: 128. 1767.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 7605.

Lectotype (Wilmot-Dear & Friis in Opera Bot. 129: 93. 1996): Herb. Linn. No. 1220.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. subsp. zeylanica ( Urticaceae).