Oxalis purpurea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 433. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 3370.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 160. 1983): Herb. Clifford: 175, Oxalis 2 (BM-000628563) .

Current name: Oxalis purpurea L. ( Oxalidaceae).

Note: See Salter (in J. S. African Bot. 5: 48-51. 1939) for a discussion on the application of this name.