Tilia europaea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 514. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae pratis." RCN: 3870.

Lectotype (Pigott & Sell in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 94. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 679.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Tilia Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 161. 1929).

Current name: Tilia europaea L. ( Tiliaceae).

Note: Pigott & Sell (in Kew Bull. 50: 135-139, f. 1. 1995) have provided a detailed discussion of their earlier (1993) formal choice of lectotype.