Bauhinia strychnoidea Prain, J. As. Soc. Beng. 66, ii (1897) 195; Ridley, Fl. Malay Penins. 1 (1922) 633; Wunderlin, Larsen & Larsen, Biol. Skr. Dan. Vid. Selsk. 28 (1987) 24; Hou, Larsen & Larsen, Fl. Malesiana 12 (1996) 533.
Lasiobema strychnoideum (Prain) de Wit, Reinwardtia 3 (1956) 429.
Type: Kunstler 5914 (not 5194 as cited by de Wit) (K lecto; SING, US).
Vernacular name
Akar kunjit [Malay Peninsula]