Zahlbrucknera repens Pohl ex NeesRuellia eriostachya Boj.

ex NeesRuellia diffusa Vell.Rhaphidospora vestita G. DonNelsonia villosa Oerst.Nelsonia vestita Schult.Nelsonia tomentosa A. Dietr.Nelsonia senegalensis Oerst.Nelsonia rotundifolia R. Br.Nelsonia pohlii NeesNelsonia origanoides Roem.

Enayet HossainNelsonia albicans KunthJusticia vestita Schult.Justicia tomentosa Roxb.Justicia pusilla Pohl ex NeesJusticia pentasticha Buch.-Ham.

ex NeesDianthera tomentosa Roxb.

ex C. B. Cl.Acanthodium spicatum Acerbi ex Nees Nelsonia canescens[2] is a herbaceous plant species in the family Acanthaceae,[3] with a substantial number of similar plant specimens now identified as synonyms.