Sphaeranthus africanus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1314. 1763.

"Habitat in Africa, Asia." RCN: 6717.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1044.4? (LINN); [icon] in Vaillant in Mém . Acad. Roy. Sci. Paris 1719: 290, t. 20, f. 12. 1719; [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 108, f. 7. 1691; Almag. Bot.: 335. 1696 - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 98: 17 (BM-SL) - Voucher: Herb. Sloane 101: 189 (BM-SL).

Current name: Sphaeranthus africanus L. ( Asteraceae).