The genera name after P. C. Nolin, a French agriculturalist and horticultural author. The genera name The species is named after the locality it first was found in: Matapé in Sonora, Mexico. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Nolinaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. Habitat by Ana L. Reina-Guerrero, Swbiodiversity.org. Small plant by Geoff, Agaveville.org.

