Koenigia islandica Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 104; Mantissa Plantarum: 35. 1767.

Lectotype (Elkington in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 59. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 110.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Koenigia Linnaeus.

Current name: Koenigia islandica L. ( Polygonaceae).