Myrtus communis Linnaeus var. tarentina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 471. 1753.

RCN: 3603.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser XXIV: 90 (UPS); Herb. Clifford: 184, Myrtus 1 γ (BM) .

Current name: Myrtus communis L. subsp. tarentina (L.) Nyman ( Myrtaceae).