Staehelina gnaphaloides Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 840. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 6078.

Lectotype (designated here by Nordenstam): Herb. Linn. No. 981.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Syncarpha gnaphaloides (L.) DC. ( Asteraceae).

Note: The lectotype is material that was originally in the Clifford herbarium.