Amygdalus pumila Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 341; Mantissa Plantarum: 74. 1767.

"Habitat in Africa." RCN: 3620.

Lectotype (Bartholomew in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 541. 2002): Herb. Linn. No. 639.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Prunus tenella Batsch ( Rosaceae).