Oedera prolifera Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 291. 1771, nom. illeg.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei arenosis." RCN: 6715.

Replaced synonym: Buphthalmum capense L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Anderberg in Jarvis & Turland in Taxon 47: 355. 1998): Herb. Linn. No. 1047.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Oedera Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Oedera capensis (L.) Druce ( Asteraceae).

Note: Oedera Linnaeus, nom. cons, against Oedera Crantz. An illegitimate replacement name in Oedera for Buphthalmum capense L. (1759) .