Ambrosina bassii Linnaeus, Genera Plantarum, ed. 6: 579. 1764.

"Habitat Panormi." RCN: 7982.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1078.1 (LINN); [icon] in Boccone, Icon. Descr. Rar. Pl. Siciliae: 50, 51, t. 26, f. 1. 1674.

Generitype of Ambrosina Bassi.

Current name: Ambrosina bassii L. ( Araceae).

Note: Generic name spelled “Ambrosinia” in the original publication but this has been treated as an orthographic variant. See discussion (with a reproduction of the cited Boccone plate) by Forneris ( L’Erbario Univ. Torino: 118. 2004).