Valantia cucullaris Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 33. 1755.

"Habitat in Cappadociae & Arabiae montosis." RCN: 7599.

Lectotype (Jafri in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 65: 39. 1979): Herb. Linn. No. 1219.5 (LINN) .

Current name: Callipeltis cucullaris (L.) Steven ( Rubiaceae).