Aloe pumila Linnaeus var. margaritifera Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 322. 1753 .

"Habitat in Aethiopiae." RCN: 2517.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 13. 1983): [icon] " Aloe Afric. folio in summitate triangulari margaritifera, flore subviridi" in Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstelod. Pl. Rar. 2: 19, t. 10. 1701. - Epitype (Breuer & Metzing in Taxon 46: 9. 1997): South Africa. Karoo Garden ground, Worcester, 1946, R.H. Compton 18963 (NBG-68120).

Current name: Haworthia margaritifera (L.) Haw. ( Liliaceae / Asphodelaceae).

Note: See comments under Aloe pumila L.