Salvia aegyptiaca Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 23. 1753.

"Habitat in Aegypto." RCN: 182.

Lectotype (Hedge in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33: 37. 1974): Herb. Clifford: 13, Salvia 17 (BM-000557609) .

Current name: Salvia aegyptiaca L. ( Lamiaceae).