Amaryllis lutea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 292. 1753.

"Habitat in Hispania, Italia, Thracia." RCN: 2331.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. A. van Royen No. 897.324-58 (L); Herb. Burser III: 78 (UPS); [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 164. 1601.

Current name: Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl. ex Spreng. ( Liliaceae / Amaryllidaceae).

Note: Mathew (in Davis, Fl. Turkey 8: 361. 1984) indicated 416.1 (LINN) as the type, and has been followed by later authors including Kamari & Artelari (in Willdenowia 19: 375. 1990), and also Morales & Castillo (in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 61: 124. 2004), who restricted the choice to the central leaf and flower. However, this collection, from Kähler, did not reach Linnaeus until 1757 and is not original material for the name.