Althaea officinalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 686. 1753.

"Habitat in Hollandiae, Angliae, Galliae, Sibiriae subhumidis." RCN: 5031.

Lectotype (Riedl in Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 120: 39. 1976): Herb. Linn. No. 868.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Althaea Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 172. 1929).

Current name: Althaea officinalis L. ( Malvaceae).