Eranthemum angustatum Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 171. 1771, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in Aethiopia."] Sp. Pl. 2: 629 (1753). RCN: 63.

Replaced synonym: Selago dubia L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 192. 1983): [icon] " Thymaelea foliis angustissimis linearibus, flosculis spicatis " in Burman, Rar. Afric. Pl.: 130, t. 47, f. 3. 1739.

Current name: Microdon dubius (L.) Hilliard ( Globulariaceae).