Carissa spinarum Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 559. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientali." RCN: 1705.

Lectotype (Huber in Abeywickrama, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1(1): 9. 1973): Herb. Linn. No. 295.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Carissa spinarum L. ( Apocynaceae).