Aspalathus araneosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 712. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 5229.

Lectotype (Dahlgren in Leistner, Fl. Southern Africa 16(3:6): 161. 1988): [icon] " Genista Aethiopica flore flavo, foliolis inflexis, & araneosa lanugine fimbriatis, summo ramulo, circa flores glomeratis" in Plukenet, Amalth. Bot.: t. 414, f. 4. 1705; Almag. Mant.: 87. 1700. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 102: 197 (BM-SL) ["4: 197"].

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