Schimpera persica Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 18. 1846.

Type: “Hab in insulâ Karek sinus Persici Kotschy No. 7 florifera, prope Dalechi Persiae australis ad fontes petrolei No. 1009 fructifera”.

Lectotypus (designated here): IRAN: “ Auf Sandboden im Schatten der Dattelbaume. Karrak”, 30.XII.1841, Kotschy 7 (G-BOIS [G00332628]; isolecto-: E [E00043019], G [G00446285, G00446286, G00446287], HAL [HAL0118322], JE [JE00004217], K [K000484436, K000484437], M [M9198940], MO [MO1930729], P [P00741588, P00741589, P00741590, P00741591, P00741592, P00741593], S [S1216129], W [W0075581]) . Syntypus: IRAN: “Ad fontes petroleum fundentes prope Dalechi”, III.1842, Kotschy 1009 (G-BOIS [G00332627], P [P00741595]) (Fig. 33, p. 125) .

= Schimpera arabica Hochst. & Steud. in Schimper, Pl. Arab. Exsicc. nº 244. 1835 [in sched.].

Note. – The isolectotypes have an exsiccatae printed label with “In palmetis ins. Karek in Sinu Persico. D. 30. Dec. 1841. Th. Kotschy 7” indicated.