= Alectra abyssinica (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 118 (1850)
= Alectra petitiana A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 118 (1850)
= Bartsia abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 134 (1850)
= Bartsia abyssinica var. nyikensis (R.E.Fr.) Hedberg, Holmlund, Mahunnah, Mhoro, Mziray & Nordenhed; Bot. Not. 133(2): 211 (1980)
= Bartsia abyssinica var. petitiana (A.Rich.) Hedberg, Holmlund, Mahunnah, Mhoro, Mziray & Nordenhed; Bot. Not. 133(2): 211 (1980)
= Bartsia elgonensis R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 67 (1925)
= Bartsia mannii Hemsl.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(2): 459 (1906)
= Bartsia nyikensis R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 66 (1925)
= Bartsia petitiana (A.Rich.) Hemsl.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(2): 460 (1906)
= Glossostylis abyssinica (Benth.) Hochst. ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 10: 545, in nota (1846)