Linum arboreum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 279. 1753.

"Habitat in Creta." RCN: 2218.

Lectotype (Turland in Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 25: 131, f. 3. 1995): [icon] " Linum Arboreum " in Alpino, Pl. Exot.: 19, 18. 1627. - Epitype (Turland in Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 25: 131, f. 4. 1995): Rechinger 12202 (BM; iso- W?).

Current name: Linum arboreum L. ( Linaceae).