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

"Habitat in Africa." RCN: 4946.

Lectotype (van der Walt in Bothalia 15: 355. 1985): Herb. Linn. No. 858.15 (LINN) .

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