Ophrys catholica Linnaeus, Plantae Rariores Africanae: 27. 1760.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1344 (1763). RCN: 6857.

Lectotype (Steiner in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 48: 48. 1999): [icon] "Orchidi affinis, flore luteo" in Buxbaum, Pl. Minus Cognit. Cent. 3: 13, t. 21. 1729. - Epitype (Steiner in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 48: 48. 1999): South Africa. Signal Hill, above Cape Town, ca. 50m S of main parking area on top along path to Lion’s Head, ca. 340m, 17 Sep 1997, Steiner 3246 (NBG; iso- B, BM, E, K, MO, NSW, etc.).

Current name: Pterygodium catholicum (L.) Sw. ( Orchidaceae).