Melianthus major Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 639. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopiae succulentis." RCN: 4652.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 818.2 (LINN); Herb. Linn. No. 818.1 (LINN); [icon] in Hermann, Hort. Lugd.-Bat. Cat.: 414, 415. 1687.

Generitype of Melianthus Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 170. 1929).

Current name: Melianthus major L. ( Melianthaceae).