Centaurea behen Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 914. 1753.

"Habitat in Asia minore, Libano." RCN: 6604.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Bauhin & Cherler, Hist. Pl. Univ. 3(1): 36, 37. 1651; [icon] in Rauwolf, Aigent. Beschr. Morgenl.: 288, t. 288. 1583.

Current name: Centaurea behen L. ( Asteraceae).