Aphelandra scabra (Vahl) Sm. in Rees, Cycl. 39: Aphelandra no. 3. 1818 sec. D.C. Wasshausen & al. 2005
- ≡Justicia scabra Vahl in Enum. Pl. 1: 120. 1804
- =Aphelandra deppeana Schltdl. & Cham. in Linnaea 5: 96. 1830
- =Aphelandra pectinata Willd. ex Nees in A. DC., Prodr. 11: 297. 1847
