Erica articularis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 269; Mantissa Plantarum: 65. 1767.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 2737, 2788.

Neotype (designated here by Oliver): South Africa. Cape Peninsula, 3418AB, lower eastern slopes of Steenberg, 16 Mar 1936, Salter 5946 (BOL; iso- SAM).

Current name: Erica articularis L. ( Ericaceae).