Myrtus communis L. var. baetica L., 1758

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 651-689 : 688

Myrtus communis Linnaeus var. baetica Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1:471. 1753.

RCN: 3603.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clifford: 184, Myrtus 1 β (BM); Herb. Burser XXIV: 88 (UPS); [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 65. 1601.

Current name: Myrtus communis L. var. baetica L. ( Myrtaceae ).

Note: See notes by Andrews (in Kew Mag. 9: 32–33. 1992).