Cytisus aethiopicus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 740. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 5273.

Lectotype (Polhill in Turland & Jarvis in Taxon 46: 468. 1997): [icon] " Cytisus Aethiopicus, subrotundis, incanis minoribus foliis, floribus parvis, luteis" in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 278, f. 3. 1694; Almag. Bot.: 128. 1696. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 100: 15 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Melolobium aethiopicum (L.) Druce ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Wijnands (Bot. Commelins: 165. 1983) provided an extensive discussion of this name but did not designate a type.