Amygdalus communis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 473. 1753.

"Habitat in Mauritaniae sepibus." RCN: 3619.

Lectotype (Jafri in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 31: 12. 1977): Herb. Clifford: 186, Amygdalus 2 (BM-000628608) .

Generitype of Amygdalus Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 158. 1929).

Current name: Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb ( Rosaceae).