Peganum harmala Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 444. 1753.

"Habitat in arena Madritii, Alexandriae, Cappadociae, Galatia." RCN: 3454.

Lectotype (El Hadidi in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 74. 1993): Herb. Clifford: 206, Peganum 1 (BM-000628746) .

Generitype of Peganum Linnaeus.

Current name: Peganum harmala L. ( Zygophyllaceae).

Note: Burtt (in Kew Bull. 9: 409. 1954) indicated material at LINN as type but did not distinguish between sheets 621.1 and 621.2. As they do not appear to be part of a single gathering, Art. 9.15 does not apply, and El Hadidi’s choice of the Clifford sheet as type is accepted here.