Gerauium myrrhifolium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 677. 1753.

"Habitat in Africa." RCN: 4956.

Lectotype (van der Walt & Boucher in S. African J. Bot. 52: 441. 1986): Herb. Clifford: 345 Geranium 19 α (BM-000646439).

Current name: Pelargonium myrrhifolium (L.) L’Hér . ( Geraniaceae).