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.