Cyanella hyacinthoides Linnaeus, Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: Appendix. 1754.

"Habitat ad Caput b. spei." RCN: 2437.

Replaced synonym of: Cyanella capensis L. (1759), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Bullock in Kew Bull. 8: 553. 1953): Herb. Linn. No. 430.2 (LINN) .

Generitype of Cyanella Linnaeus.

Current name: Cyanella hyacinthoides L. ( Liliaceae / Tecophilaeaceae).