Erica umbellata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 352. 1753.

"Habitat in Lusitania." RCN: 2766, 2774.

Lectotype (Ross in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 60: 65. 1967): Löfling s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 498.97 (LINN) .

Current name: Erica umbellata L. ( Ericaceae).

Note: The typification of this name was also discussed by Jarvis & McClintock (in Taxon 39. 519. 1990).