Melianthus minor Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 639. 1753, nom. utique rej.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 4653.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 146. 1983): [icon] " Melianthus Afric. minor foetidus" in Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstelaed. Pl. Rar.: 4, t. 4. 1706.

Current name: Melianthus comosus Vahl ( Melianthaceae).