Allium sativum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 296. 1753.

"Habitat in Sicilia." RCN: 2354.

Lectotype (de Wilde-Duyfjes in Taxon 22: 81. 1973): Herb. Burser III: 90 (UPS) .

Generitype of Allium Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 145. 1929).

Current name: Allium sativum L. ( Liliaceae / Alliaceae).

Note: Although de Wilde-Duyfjes indicated the Burser material as a neotype, it is in fact original material for the name so her choice is accepted as a lectotypification under Art. 9.8.