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

RCN: 3603.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clifford: 184, Myrtus 1 β (BM) ; Herb. Burser XXIV: 88 (UPS); [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 65. 1601.

Current name: Myrtus communis L. var. baetica L. ( Myrtaceae).

Note: See notes by Andrews (in Kew Mag. 9: 32-33. 1992).