Moraea iridioides Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 78; Mantissa Plantarum: 28. 1767.

"Habitat in Oriente: Constantinopoli." RCN: 342.

Lectotype (Goldblatt in Taxon 22: 504. 1973): [icon] "Morea, spatha unifloro, foliis gladiolatis, radice fibrosa" in Miller, Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 159, t. 239, f. 1. 1758.

Current name: Dietes iridioides (L.) Sweet ex Klatt ( Iridaceae).