Asphodelus fistulosus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 309. 1753.

"Habitat in Gallo-Provincia, Hispania, Creta." RCN: 2439.

Lectotype (El-Gadi in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 57: 16. 1978): Löfling s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 431.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Asphodelus fistulosus L. ( Liliaceae / Asphodelaceae).

Note: See Díaz Lifante & Valdés (in Boissiera 52: 140. 1996) who follow El-Gadi but provide a detailed discussion of the protologue elements.