| Name | Galaxia ovata Thunberg |
| Authorship | Thunberg |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Galaxia |
| Contains | Galaxia ovata var. purpurea Ker Gawler |
| Citation | 1782 Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 2: 51 |
| Holdings | 3 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Galaxia ovata Thunberg |
| Identification made in | [no date] (3) |