Cistus aegyptiacus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 527. 1753.

"Habitat in Aegypto. B. Jussieus." RCN: 3913.

Lectotype (Jafri in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 48: 33. 1977): Herb. Linn. No. 689.50 (LINN) .

Current name: Helianthemum aegyptiacum (L.) Mill. ( Cistaceae).