Aspalathus astroites Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 711. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 5217.

Lectotype (Dahlgren in Opera Bot. 21: 11, 176. 1968): [icon] " Genista Astroites, Juniperinis pungentibus foliis, Aethiopica, floribus saturate luteis" in Plukenet, Amalth. Bot.: t. 413, f. 2. 1705; Almag. Mant.: 88. 1700.

Current name: Aspalathus astroites L. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Although Dahlgren indicated Herb. Sloane 92: 72 (BM-SL) as the probable typotype, the material in question does not resemble the plate.