Trifolium alexandrinum Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 25. 1755.

"Habitat in Aegypto. D. Hasselquist." RCN: 5670.

Lectotype (Zohary in Davis, Fl. Turkey 3. 438. 1970): Hasselquist, Herb. Linn. No. 930.49 (LINN; iso- UPS-HASSELQ 623, 624) .

Current name: Trifolium alexandrinum L. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).