Serratula babylonica Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1199. 1759.

["Habitat in Oriente."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1149 (1763). RCN: 6611.

Basionym of: Centaurea babylonica (L.) L. (1771) .

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Current name: Centaurea babylonica (L.) L. ( Asteraceae).