Xeranthemum ciliatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 859. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 6574.

Lectotype (Roessler in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 304. 1959): [icon] " Aster Africanus frutescens splendentibus parvis et reflexis foliis " in Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstelod. Pl. Rar. 2: 55, t. 28. 1701.

Current name: Polyarrhena reflexa (L.) Cass, subsp. reflexa ( Asteraceae).

Note: Wijnands (Bot. Commelins: 80. 1983) provides further information on the original material for this name.