Salvia aethiopis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 27. 1753.

"Habitat in Illyria, Graecia, Africa." RCN: 216.

Lectotype (Hedge in Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 150: 451. 1982): Herb. Linn. No. 42.48 (LINN) .

Current name: Salvia aethiopis L. ( Lamiaceae).