Erica tenuifolia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1002. 1759.

["Habitat in Aethiopia."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 507 (1762). RCN: 2744, 2783.

Lectotype (designated here by Oliver): Herb. Linn. No. 498.55 (LINN) . - Epitype (designated here by Oliver): South Africa. Cape Peninsula, 3318CD, Table Mountain, top of and near the face, on rocks, pale pink, 24 Jan 1929, Gillet 3351 (NBG; iso- BM).

Current name: Erica tenuifolia L. ( Ericaceae).