Myrtus, Linnaeus, 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 651-689 : 688

Myrtus communis Linnaeus var. lusitanica Linnaeus , Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 674. 1762, nom. illeg.

RCN: 3603.

Replaced synonym: Myrtus communis L. var. acutifolia L. (1753) .

Type not designated.

Original material: as replaced synonym.

Current name: Myrtus sp. ( Myrtaceae ).

Note: An illegitimate replacement name for M. communis var. acutifolia L. (1753) , the validating diagnosis of which is cited in the synonymy of var. lusitanica. The application of both names appears uncertain.