Ocimum prostratum Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 566. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientali." RCN: 4343.

Lectotype (Cramer in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 119. 1981): Herb. Linn. No. 749.19 (LINN) .

Current name: Platostoma menthoides (L.) A.J. Paton ( Lamiaceae).

Note: Generic name spelled “Ocymum” in the protologue.