Crinum africanum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 292. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 2329.

Lectotype (Leighton in J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 4: 17, pl. 2. 1965): Herb. Linn. No. 415.6 (LINN) .

Current name: Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. ( Liliaceae / Amaryllidaceae).