Delphinium peregrinum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 531. 1753.

"Habitat in Italia, Sicilia, Melita." RCN: 3949.

Lectotype (Chowdhuri & Davis in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 410. 1958): Herb. Clifford: 213, Delphinium 3 (BM-000628786) .

Generitype of Delphinium Linnaeus.

Current name: Delphinium peregrinum L. ( Ranunculaceae).

Note: Delphinium peregrinum, with the type designated by Chowdhuri & Davis, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 562. 1992). However, the proposal was eventually ruled unnecessary by the General Committee (see Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006 for a review of the history of this and related proposals).