Antholyza meriana Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 863. 1759.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei?"] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 54 (1762). RCN: 313.

Lectotype (Roux in J. S. African Bot. 46: 368. 1980): [icon] " Meriana flore rubello " in Trew, Pl. Select.: 11, t. 40. 1754 (see p. 128).

Current name: Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill. ( Iridaceae).