Centaurea crocodylium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 919. 1753.

"Habitat in Syria." RCN: 6639.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1070.73 (LINN); [icon] in Barrelier, Pl. Galliam: 83, t. 503. 1714.

Current name: Centaurea crocodylium L. ( Asteraceae).