Aloe hyacinthoides Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1: 321. 1753.

"Habitat α in Zeylona, β . in Guinea." RCN: 2504.

Basionym of: Aletris hyacinthoides (L.) L. (1762) .

Lectotype (Stearn, Cat. Bot. Books Miller Hunt 2(1): liii. 1961): [icon] " Aloe Guineensis radice geniculata fol. variegato" in Commelin, Praeludia Bot.: 84, t. 33. 1703.

Current name: Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce ( Agavaceae / Liliaceae).