Galium lanceolatum wani nau'in tsiro ne a cikin dangin Rubiaceae. An fi saninsa da gadon gadon da aka bar lance ko galium-leafed. Kalmar "galium" tana nufin jinsin tsire-tsire a cikin dangin Rubiaceae, yayin da "lanceolatum" ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "lanceolatus," ma'ana "siffa kamar maÉ—aukaki," wanda ke kwatanta kunkuntar ganye mai nunawa na shuka.
