Arctotis acaulis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1306. 1763.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 6680.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 67. 1983): [icon] " Anemonospermos Afr. fol. plantaginis flore sulph." in Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstelaed. Pl. Rar.: 35, t. 35. 1706.

Current name: Arctotis acaulis L. ( Asteraceae).