Ricotia aegyptiaca Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 912. 1763, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in Aegypto." RCN: 4758.

Replaced synonym: Cardamine lunaria L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Burn in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 82. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 833.1, excl. fruiting material (LINN) .

Generitype of Ricotia, Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Ricotia lunaria (L.) DC. ( Brassicaceae).

Note: Ricotia Linnaeus, nom. cons. against Scopolia Adans., nom. rej. Ricotia aegyptiaca is an illegitimate renaming of Cardamine lunaria L. (1753), a name discussed by Marhold (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 121: 121. 1996).