Ononis trifoliata Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 479. 1767, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in Aethiopia."] Sp. Pl. 2: 770 (1753). RCN: 5621.

Replaced synonym: Trifolium fruticans L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Stirton in S. African J. Bot. 52: 3. 1986): Herb. Clifford: 373, Trifolium 5 (BM-000646736) .

Current name: Otholobium fruticans (L.) C.H. Stirt. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: An illegitimate renaming of Trifolium fruticans L. (1753) .