Erica empetrina Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1003. 1759.

["Habitat in Aethiopia."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 507 (1762). RCN: 2743.

Neotype (designated here by Oliver): Herb. Linn. No. 498.52 (LINN) .

Current name: Erica empetrina L. ( Ericaceae).