Euphorbia exigua Linnaeus var. retusa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 456. 1753.

"Habitat Monspelii in saxosis." RCN: 3525.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 630.29 (LINN); Herb. Burser XVI(2): 54 (UPS) .

Current name: Euphorbia exigua L. var. retusa L. ( Euphorbiaceae).

Note: Radcliffe-Smith (in Meikle, Fl. Cyprus 2: 1443. 1985) indicated unspecified type material at both LINN (presumably 630.29) and at BM but did not typify the name.