Asperugo aegyptiaca (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 198. 1762.

"Habitat in Aegypto." RCN: 1112.

Basionym: Lycopsis aegyptiaca L. (1753) .

Neotype (Mill in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 802. 2004): Jordan. Petra, 15 Mar 1974, L. Boulos & D. Al-Eisawi (with W. Jallad) 6290 (E; iso- IABH).

Current name: Anchusa aegyptiaca (L.) DC. ( Boraginaceae).