Aletris hyacinthoides (Linnaeus) Linnaeus var. guineensis (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 456. 1762.

"Habitat in Guinea." RCN: 2504.

Basionym: Aloe hyacinthoides L. var. guineensis L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Stearn, Cat. Bot. Books Miller Hunt 2(1): liii. 1961): [icon] " Aloe Guineensis radice geniculata fol. variegato " in Commelin, Praeludia Bot.: 84, t. 33. 1703.

Current name: Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce ( Agavaceae / Liliaceae).