Cliffortia ruscifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1038. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 7495.

Lectotype (Stearn, Introd. Linnaeus’ Sp. Pl. (Ray Soc. ed.): 47. 1957): [icon] " Cliffortia foliis lanceolatis integerrimis: Femina " in Linnaeus, Hort. Cliff.: 463, t. 31. 1738.

Current name: Cliffortia ruscifolia L. ( Rosaceae).

Note: Weimarck (Monogr. Cliffortia: 7, 122. 1934) discussed the original material for the name but did not, however, designate a type.