Centaurea aegyptiaca Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 574; Mantissa Plantarum: 118. 1767.

"Habitat in Aegypto. Turra." RCN: 6623.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1030.53 (LINN) .

Current name: Centaurea aegyptiaca L. ( Asteraceae).