Geranium alchemilloides Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 678. 1753.

"Habitat in Africa." RCN: 4950.

Lectotype (Kokwaro in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Geraniaceae: 20. 1971): Herb. Linn. No. 858.24 (LINN) .

Current name: Pelargonium alchemilloides (L.) Aiton ( Geraniaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “alchimilloides” in the protologue.