Brunia palustris (Schltr. ex Dümmer) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H. Oliv., comb. nov.

≡ Pseudobaeckea palustris Schltr. ex Dümmer in J. Bot. 50, suppl. 2: 26. 1912 ≡ Raspalia palustris (Schtr. ex Dümmer) PillansinJ . S. African Bot. 13: 156. 1947

– Lectotype (designated here by Oliver): Schlechter 10055 (K-75862!, lecto; BOL-122407, HBG- 503128, WAG-335, S-08-73360, isolecto).

Placement of thisspecies in Brunia subg. Raspalia isbased on morphological data as anther morphology, 5- to 10-colporate pollen grains, stamens included, petal morphology, appressed to partly imbricate leaves, and moderate inflorescence size; the species was not included in the DNA analysis.