The genera name after P. C. Nolin, a French agriculturalist and horticultural author.
This species was first collected in 1898 by the naturalist Edward W. Nelson,1855-1934. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Nolinaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. A female flowering plantby Sergio Niebla, Flickr.com. Male flowering plant from UC Botanical Garden, Twitter.com.

