Crataegus azarolus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 477. 1753.

"Habitat Florentiae, Monspelii." RCN: 3648.

Lectotype (Christensen in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 541. 2002): Herb. Burser XXIV: 3, excluding lower shoot (UPS) .

Current name: Crataegus azarolus L. var. azarolus ( Rosaceae).

Note: Christensen reviews earlier type statements and provides the rationale for his formal typification, which is accepted here.