Ruellia inflata Rich. in Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 110. 1792 sec. D.C. Wasshausen & al. 2005
- ≡Arrhostoxylon inflatum (Rich.) Nees in A. DC., Prodr. 11: 215. 1847
- =Ruellia ventricosa Poir. in Lam., Encycl. 6: 339. 1804
- =Stephanophysum cordifolium Nees in Mart., Fl. Bras. 9: 51. 1847
- =Ruellia pipericaulis Rizzini in Bot. 8: 22. 1947