Erica fastigiata Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 270; Mantissa Plantarum: 66. 1767.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 2755, 2796.

Lectotype (designated here by Oliver): N.L. Burman 13, Herb. Linn. No. 498.72 (LINN) .

Current name: Erica fastigiata L. ( Ericaceae).