Cynometra warburgii Harms, Notizbl. Berl.-Dahl. 3 (1902) 187; Merrill, Philipp. J. Sc., Bot. 5 (1910) 37; Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl. 2 (1923) 255; Knaap-van Meeuwen, Blumea 18 (1970) 28; Hou, Larsen & Larsen, Fl. Malesiana 12 (1996) 607.
Lectotype (Knaap-van Meeuwen 1970): Warburg 12427; syntype: Warburg 12086 (both holo in B, destroyed), both from Luzon.