Atractylis fruticosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 829. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 6576.

Basionym of: Gorteria fruticosa (L.) L. (1763); Atractylis oppositifolia L. (1771), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Roessler in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 131. 1959): Herb. Clifford: 395, Atractylis 2 (BM-000646944) .

Current name: Berkheya fruticosa (L.) Ehrh. ( Asteraceae).