Erica pentaphylla Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 506. 1762.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 2721, 2810.

Lectotype (designated here by Oliver): Herb. Linn. No. 498.11 (LINN) .

Current name: Erica caffra L. ( Ericaceae).