Polygala aspalatha Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 470; Mantissa Plantarum: 99. 1767.

"Habitat in Brasilia. Arduini." RCN: 5132.

Type not designated.

Original material: Arduino 13, Herb. Linn. No. 882.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Polygala aspalatha L. ( Polygalaceae).