Erica empetrifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 507. 1762, orth. var.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 2743, 2813.

Neotype (designated here by Oliver): Herb. Linn. No. 498.52 (LINN) .

Current name: Erica empetrina L. ( Ericaceae).

Note: An orthographic variant of E. empetrina L. (1759) .