Ruellia tentaculata Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 22. 1756. "Habitat in India." RCN: 4611. Type not designated. Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 262.5 (S); Herb. Linn. No. 804.9 (LINN); [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 279, f. 7. 1694; Almag. Bot.: 142. 1696. Current name: Haplanthus tentaculatis (L.) Nees (Acanthaceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part R), pp. 785-805 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 803, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197