Borago africana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 138. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 1108.

Lectotype (Kazmi in J. Arnold Arbor. 52: 519. 1971): Herb. Linn. No. 188.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Trichodesma africanum (L.) Sm. ( Boraginaceae).