Taxonomic treatment
Albuca exigua (Martínez-Azorín et al.) J.C.Manning, comb. nov. (subg. Urophyllon). Stellarioides exigua Martínez-Azorín et al. in Phytotaxa 204: 138 (2015a). Type: South Africa, Eastern Cape, north of Fort Beaufort, ± 1 km from entry to Mpofu Nature Reserve, 28 Nov. 2010, Martínez-Azorin et al. MMA539 (GRA, holo.; ABH, K, iso.).
Albuca littoralis (N.A.Crouch et al.) J.C.Manning, comb. nov. (subg. Urophyllon). Stellarioides littoralis N.A.Crouch et al. in Phytotaxa 177: 262 (2014). Type: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ramsgate 16 Nov. 2007, Crouch and Styles 1283 (BNRH, holo.).
Massonia Thunb. ex Houtt., Nat. hist. 2: 424 (1780). Type: M. depressa Houtt.
Whiteheadia Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 396 (1868). Type: Whiteheadia latifolia Harv. = M. bifolia (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Desertia Martínez-Azorín et al. in Phytotaxa 221: 206 (2015c), syn. nov. Type: D. etesionamibensis (U.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Martínez-Azorín et al. = M. etesionamibensis (U.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Massonia luteovirens (Martínez-Azorín et al.) J.C.Manning, comb. nov. Desertia luteovirens Martínez-Azorín et al. in Phytotaxa 221: 210 (2015c). Type: Namibia, ± 15.5 km NW of Rosh Pinah, 19 Feb. 2015, Craib s.n. (WIND, holo.; ABH, GZU, iso.).
Ornithogalum craibii (Martínez-Azorín et al.) J.C.Manning, comb. nov. (subg. Aspasia sect. Hispidaspasia). Eliokarmos craibii Martínez-Azorín et al. in Phytotaxa 204: 69 (2015b). Type: South Africa, Northern Cape, Pella se Berge, 6 Oct. 2011, Craib s.n. (GRA, holo.; ABH, K, iso.).
Ornithogalum rosulatum (Martínez-Azorín et al.) J.C.Manning, comb. nov. (subg. Ornithogalum sect. Linaspasia). Nicipe rosulata Martínez-Azorín et al. in Systematic Botany 39: 785 (2014). Type: South Africa, Western Cape, ± 30 km west of Oudshoorn, 28 Sept. 2011, Martínez-Azorín et al. MMA899 (GRA, holo.; ABH, K, iso.).