Erica plukenetii Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 356. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 2761, 2814.

Lectotype ( Oliver & al. in Oliver & Oliver in Bothalia 32: 41. 2002): [icon] " Chamaepitys Aethiopica foliis laete virentibus, flore oblongo, phoeniceo, plusquam eleganti, sive Plusqueneti " in Plukenet, Almag. Mant.: 45, t. 344, f. 3. 1700. - Voucher: Herb. Sloane 89: 11 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Erica plukenetii L. ( Ericaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “plukeneti” in the protologue.