Rhamnus spina-christi Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 195. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia, Palaestina." RCN: 1573.

Lectotype (Johnston in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Rhamnaceae: 30. 1972): Hasselquist, Herb. Linn. No. 262.36 (LINN) .

Current name: Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. ( Rhamnaceae).

Note: Johnston indicated a Hasselquist specimen in LINN as holotype, but gave the sheet number as 262.38. As this relates to a Browne collection associated with R. zizyphus L., it seems clear that this is simply an error for 262.36.