Aloe variegata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 321. 1753 .

"Habitat in Aethiopiae argillosis." RCN: 2512.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 127. 1983): [icon] " Aloe Afric. humilis fol. ex albo et viridi variegato" in Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstelaed. Pl. Rar.: 47, t. 47. 1706.

Current name: Aloe variegata L. ( Liliaceae / Asphodelaceae).