Gladiolus tristis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 53. 1762.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 302.

Lectotype (Lewis & Obermeyer in J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 10: 191. 1972): Herb. Linn. No. 59.9 (LINN) .

Current name: Gladiolus tristis L. ( Iridaceae).