Cistus creticus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1077. 1759.

["Habitat in Creta, Syria."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 738 (1762). RCN: 3893.

Lectotype (Jafri in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 48: 4. 1977): Hasselquist, Herb. Linn. No. 689.17 (LINN; iso- UPS?) .

Current name: Cistus creticus L. subsp. creticus ( Cistaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “cretica” in the protologue.