Ophrys caffra Linnaeus, Plantae Rariores Africanae: 28. 1760.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1344 (1763). RCN: 6859.

Lectotype (Steiner in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 48: 48. 1999): Herb. Linn. No. 1056.39 (LINN) .

Current name: Pterygodium caffrum (L.) Sw. ( Orchidaceae).