Biscutella didyma Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 653. 1753, typ.cons.

"Habitat in Germania, Gallia, Italia." RCN: 4570.

Replaced synonym of: Biscutella apula L. (1771) .

Conserved type (Heywood in Feddes Repert. 69: 150. 1964): Herb. Clifford: 329, Biscutella 2 (BM-000646258) .

Generitype of Biscutella Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Biscutella didyma L. ( Brassicaceae).

Note: Biscutella didyma, with the type designated by Heywood, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 558. 1992). This was eventually approved by the General Committee (see review of the history of this proposal by Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006).