Salvia africana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 38. 1762.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei, locis argillosis." RCN: 208.

Lectotype (Hedge in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 427. 1958): Herb. Clifford: 13, Salvia 13 (BM-000557605) .

Current name: Salvia africana L. ( Lamiaceae).

Note: A replacement for the invalid " Salvia africana caerulea " L. (1753) - see Art. 23.6(c) Ex. 15.