Salvia spinosa Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 511. 1771.

"Habitat in Aegypto. Forskåhl.” RCN: 213.

Replaced synonym: Salvia aegyptiaca L. (1767), nom. illeg., non L. (1753).

Lectotype (Hedge in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33: 89. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 42.44 (LINN) .

Current name: Salvia spinosa L. ( Lamiaceae).

Note: Salvia aegyptiaca L. (1767) is a later homonym of S. aegyptiaca L. (1753), and therefore illegitimate, the latter name also appearing in Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 64 (1767). Salvia spinosa was published as a nomen novum for S. aegyptiaca (1767, non 1753).