Aphyteia hydnora Linnaeus, Planta Aphyteia: 10. 1776, nom. illeg.

"Habitat ad Caput bonae spei, pone montes sic dictos Båckfåldtenses.”

Replaced synonym: Hydnora africana Thunb. (1775) .

Lectotype (Musselman in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 20. 1993): Herb. Thunberg No. 15452 (UPS) .

Generitype of Aphyteia Linnaeus.

Current name: Hydnora africana Thunb. ( Hydnoraceae).