Aspalathus capitata Linnaeus, Plantae Rariores Africanae: 14. 1760.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1000 (1763). RCN: 5216.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burman (3 sheets?) (G); Herb. Linn. No. 893.5 (LINN) .

Current name: Aspalathus capitata L. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Dahlgren (in Opera Bot. 11(1): 30. 1966) designated a specimen in S (Herb. Linn. No. 295.7) as lectotype but it is unannotated by Linnaeus and is not original material for the name.