Nerium zeylonicum Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 12. 1756.
"Habitat in India." RCN: 1715b.
Type not designated.
Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 300.2 (LINN); [icon] in Burman, Thes. Zeylan.: 23, t. 12, f. 2. 1737.
Current name: Wrightia antidysenterica (L.) R. Br. (Apocynaceae).