Thuja aphylla Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 32. 1755.

"Habitat in Aegypto." RCN: 7252.

Lectotype (Burtt in Kew Bull. 9: 388. 1954): Herb. Linn. No. 1136.3 (LINN) .

Current name: Tamarix aphylla (L.) H. Karst. ( Tamaricaceae).