Satureja spinosa Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 19. 1756.

"Habitat in Creta." RCN: 4161.

Neotype (Turland in Jarvis & al. in Taxon 50: 519. 2001): Greece. Kriti: Lasithi: 3km S of Agios Georgios, small plain between Lasithi plain and Mt Dikti, 22 Jun 1994, Turland 749 (BM-000098421; iso- UPA).

Current name: Satureja spinosa L. ( Lamiaceae).