Zygophyllum sessilifolium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 385. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 3038.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clifford: 160, Zygophyllum 2 (BM) ; [icon] in Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstelaed. Pl. Rar.: 10, t. 10. 1706; [icon] in Burman, Rar. Afric. Pl.: 4, t. 2, f. 1. 1738; [icon] in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 1: 142, t. 116, f. 142. 1732.

Current name: Zygophyllum sessilifolium L. ( Zygophyllaceae).

Note: Wijnands (Bot. Commelins: 204. 1983) indicated 544.5 (LINN) as type but this collection lacks the relevant Species Plantarum number (i.e. “3”) and was a post-1753 addition to the herbarium, and is not original material for the name.