Rhus tomentosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 266. 1753.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 2124.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 42. 1983): Herb. Linn. No. 378.20 (LINN) .

Current name: Rhus tomentosa L. ( Anacardiaceae).

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