Hypoxis decumbens Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 986. 1759.

["Habitat in America meridionali."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 439 (1762). RCN: 2411.

Lectotype (Howard in J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 300. 1979): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 427.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Hypoxis decumbens L. ( Liliaceae / Hypoxidaceae).