Theligonum cynocrambe Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 993. 1753.

"Habitat in Italia, Monspelii." RCN: 7206.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Bauhin & Cherler, Hist. Pl. Univ. 3(2): 365. 1651; [icon] in Barrelier, Pl Galliam: 115, t. 335. 1714; [icon] in Bauhin, Prodr. Theatri Bot.: 59. 1620.

Generitype of Theligonum Linnaeus.

Current name: Theligonum cynocrambe L. ( Rubiaceae).

Note: Ali (in Ali & Jafri, Fl. Libya 8: 3. 1977) indicated 1126.1 (LINN) as type but the sheet lacks a Species Plantarum number (i.e. “1”) and is a post-1753 addition to the collection, and not original material for the name.