Arabis montbretiana Boiss. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 2, 17: 53. 1842.

Type: “[Aucher-Eloy] N. 98, Ak-Dag et in h. DC. ex Aleppo ”.

Lectotypus (designated here): TURKEY: “Ak-Dag”, s.d., Aucher-Eloy 98 (G-BOIS [G00332061]; isolecto-: K [K000693257], P [P00747415]) . Syntypus: SYRIA: sine loco, s.d., Aucher-Eloy s.n. (G [n.v.]) .

= Arabis auriculata Lam., Encycl. 1: 219. 1783.

Notes. – No specimen of Aucher-Eloy s.n. was found in G under A. auriculata, A. montbretiana, or A. nova Vill., and the material examined by Boissier is likely misplaced.

CULLEN (1965) and HEDGE (1968) reduced A. montbretiana, together with A. auriculata, to synonymy of A. nova . However, as indicated by TITZ (1973), the last species is quite distinct from the other two together, and the correct name for them is A. auriculata .