Crotalaria biflora Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 570. 1771.

["Habitat in Insula s. Johannae. Koenig. H.U."] Mant. Pl. Alt.: 273 (1771). RCN: 5257.

Lectotype (Rudd in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 7: 204. 1991): Herb. Linn. No. 895.20 (LINN) .

Current name: Crotalaria angulata Mill. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: This name appeared in the Appendix of Mant. Pl. Alt., and includes, in its synonymy, Astragalus biflorus L. (Mant. Pl. Alt.: 273. 1771). As the latter name was not accepted by the author, A. biflorus is not validly published, and C. biflora is not a new combination based on A. biflorus .