Caturus spiciflorus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 650; Mantissa Plantarum: 127. 1767.

"Habitat in India orient." RCN: 7398.

Lectotype (Radcliffe-Smith in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 31. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 1163.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Caturus Linnaeus.

Current name: Acalypha hispida Burm. f. ( Euphorbiaceae).