Erinus capensis Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 252. 1771.

"Habitat in Cap. b. spei arenosis." RCN: 4567.

Lectotype (Hilliard & Burtt in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41: 26. 1983): Herb. Linn. No. 789.5 (LINN) .

Current name: Zaluzianskya capensis (L.) Walp. ( Scrophulariaceae).