Illecebrum sanguinolentum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 344. 1771.

["Habitat in India."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 294 (1762). RCN: 1671.

Basionym: Achyranthes sanguinolenta L. (1762) .

Lectotype (Townsend in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 71: 30. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 290.3 (LINN) .

Current name: Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ( Amaranthaceae).