Melanthium punctatum Linnaeus, Plantae Rariores Africanae: 10. 1760.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 483 (1762). RCN: 2613.

Replaced synonym of: Melanthium capense L. (1762), nom. illeg.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Current name: Onixotis punctata (L.) Mabb. ( Liliaceae / Melanthiaceae).