Rhamnus infectoria Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 178; Mantissa Plantarum: 49. 1767.

"Habitat in Hispania, Gallia, Italia." RCN: 1550.

Type not designated.

Original material: Scopoli 45, Herb. Linn. No. 262.2? (LINN); Herb. Burser XXV: 9 (UPS); [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 111. 1601; [icon] in Bauhin & Cherler, Hist. Pl. Univ. 1(2): 58. 1650.

Current name: Rhamnus saxatilis Jacq. subsp. infectoria (L.) P. Fourn. ( Rhamnaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “infectorius” in the protologue.