Passerina uniflora Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 560. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 2844.

Lectotype (Beyers in Strelitzia 11: 43. 2001): [icon] " Thymelaea ramosa, linearibus foliis angustis, flore solitario" in Burman, Rar. Afric. Pl.: 131, t. 48, f. 1. 1739.

Current name: Lachnaea uniflora (L.) Crantz ( Thymelaeaceae).