Illecebrum brachiatum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 213. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientali." RCN: 1670.

Basionym: Achyranthes brachiata L. (1767) .

Lectotype (Townsend in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W Pakistan 71: 32. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 290.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight ( Amaranthaceae).