Aethionema capitatum Boiss. & Balansa in Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 5: 43. 1856.

Type: “Hab. ad rupes quibus insidet castellum dirutum Pylarum Ciliciarum. Fructiferum fine Junii legit cl. Balansa”.

Holotypus: TURKEY: “Rochers de la montagne où est situé le chateau en ruine dominant le défilé des Portes Ciliciennes, à 10 lieues au nord de Tarsous”, 27.VI.1855, Balansa 190 (G-BOIS [G00156033]; iso-: BM [BM000582605], E [E00201001], FI [FI 005691], G [G00002083], GOET [GOET002668], JE [JE00010991], K [K000075764, K000075765, K000075766], KW [KW000127949], P [P00428110, P01817609, P01817610], W [W0005568, W18890076131], WAG [WAG0004256, WAG0004257]) .

Notes. – The name needs no lectotypification because Boissier based the species description solely on the material in G-BOIS.

All the isotypes have printed labels with slightly modified text from the original: “Rochers du château en ruine dominant le défilé des Portes Ciliciennes, à 10 lieues au N. de Tarsous. 27 juin. 1855. Balansa 440”.

The locality given in the protologue differs from that of the holotype or isotypes sheets. However, HEDGE (1965) gave a “hybrid” label information half of it “Ad rupes quibus insidet castellum dirutum Pylarum Ciliciarum” was taken from the original protologue, and the other half “ 27 vi 1855, Balansa 440” was copied from the isotype printed label.

The G00002083 isotype is a collection folder of two sheets one of which is unlabeled.