Ononis mauritanica (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 267. 1771.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1091 (1763). RCN: 5289.

Basionym: Lotus mauritanicus L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Schrire in Turland & Jarvis in Taxon 46: 475. 1997): Herb. Linn. No. 931.34 (LINN) .

Current name: Indigofera mauritanica (L.) Thunb. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).