Lycopsis orientalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 139. 1753.

"Habitat in Oriente." RCN: 1118.

Neotype ( Güner & Duman in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 803. 2004): Turkey. B5 Nevsehir: Ürgüp, 1,080m, lake shores, wet places, 22 Jun 1989, M. Vural 5360 & Ü . Kol, H. Duman, N. Adýgüzel (GAZI; iso- ISTF, AIBU).

Current name: Anchusa arvensis (L.) M. Bieb. subsp. orientalis (L.) Nordh. ( Boraginaceae).