Matthiola oxyceras var. lunata Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 156. 1867.

Type: “Hab. in Bithyniâ prope Nicomediam (Noë!), Lydiâ ad basin montis Mesogis (Boiss!), Lyciâ ad Elmalu (Bourg!), Isauriâ (Heldr!), Cappadociâ (Bal!)”.

Lectotypus (designated here): TURKEY: “Elmalu, in arvis incultis arenosis”, 10.V.1860, Bourgeau s.n. (G-BOIS [G00332037]; isolecto-: G [G00446004], P [P05348419]) . Syntypi: TURKEY: “ Environs de Bérékethy (Cappadoce)”, 1300 m, 15. VI .1856, Balansa s.n. (G-BOIS [G00332049]); “Mesogis”, VI .1842, Boissier s.n. (G-BOIS [G00332047]); “Elmalu, in arvis incultis arenosis” , 11. V .1860, Bourgeau s.n. (P [P05445259]); “Nicomalia”, 1844, Noë s.n. (G-BOIS [G00332048]).

= Matthiola longipetala (Vent.) DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 174. 1821.

Notes. – Although all syntypes were collected from Turkey, the varietal name was not listed in Flora of Turkey (CULLEN, 1965).

Heldreich’s collection from Isauriâ was not located.