Reseda lutea L., 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part R), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 785-805 : 789

Reseda mediterranea Linnaeus , Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 564. 1771.

"Habitat in Palaestina." RCN: 3491.

Neotype (Abdallah & de Wit in Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool 78-14: 245. 1978): Herb. Linn. No. 629.26 ( LINN) .

Current name: Reseda lutea L. ( Resedaceae ).

Note: Abdallah & de Wit reviewed the usage of R. mediterranea , concluding that it is synonymous with R. lutea L. (1753) . Although 629.25 (LINN) is annotated with “mediterranea”, they apparently concluded that it was not original material for the name (presumably because, as a species of Caylusia, it conflicts with Linnaeus’ very detailed description), and designated a neotype.