Mesembryanthemum filamentosum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1060. 1759.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. Spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 694 (1762). RCN: 3693.

Lectotype (designated here by Hartmann): [icon] " Mesembryanthemum falcatum majus, flore purpureo mediocri " in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 285, t. 212, f. 273. 1732.

Current name: Ruschia filamentosa (L.) L. Bolus ( Aizoaceae).