Aethionema creticum Boiss. & Heldr. in Boiss., Fl. Orient. Suppl.: 61. 1888.

 Aethionema saxatile subsp. creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Andersson et al. in Willdenowia 13: 18. 1983.

Type: “Hab. in rupestribus montium Sphacioticorum Cretae supra Askyphous 3–4000' (Heldr.!) et in montibus Lakous (Reverch.!), in Anatoliâ (Auch. 343!), in monte Kalolamni insulae Karpathos (Pichl.!)”.

Lectotypus (designated by ANDERSSON et al., 1983: 18): GREECE: “in rupestribus montium Sphacioticorum supra Askyphous”, 3000'–4000' [910–1220 m], 3.IV.1846, Heldreich 1371 (G-BOIS [G00332557]; isolecto-: E [E00199891], G [G00002102, G00002103], K [K000484172, K000484173], W [W0005566, W0005567], WU [WU0044162]) . Syntypi: GREECE: “Plantes de Crête. Montagnes de Lakous ”, 1.VI.1883, Reverchon s.n. (G-BOIS [G00797221]) ; “in insula Karpatos. Monte Kalolimni”, 18.V.1883, Pichler 59 (G-BOIS [G00797222]) . TURKEY: sine loco, s.d., Aucher-Eloy 343 (G-BOIS [G00797220], K [K000618649]) .

Note. – The lectotype has a handwritten label by Heldreich. The isolectotypes have printed handwritten label by Boissier “ Aethionema saxatile var. ovalifolium DC. Creta in rupestribus Sphaciot. supra Askyphous 4000'. Apr. 1846. De Heldreich” without collection number.