Geranium prolificum Linnaeus var. pinnatum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 950. 1763.

["Habitat in Africa."] Sp. Pl. 2: 677 (1753). RCN: 4958.

Basionym: Geranium pinnatum L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 108, t. 3. 1983): [icon] " Geranium Afric. astragali fo lio " in Commelin, Praeludia Bot.: 53, t. 3. 1703.

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