Rumex dentatus Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 226. 1771.

"Habitat in Aegypto." RCN: 2584.

Lectotype (Graham in Turrill & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Polygonaceae: 9. 1958): Herb. Linn. No. 464.12 (LINN) .

Current name: Rumex dentatus L. ( Polygonaceae).