Aethionema elongatum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 17. 1846.

Type: “Hab. sparsim in rupestribus alpis Kuh-Daëna Kotschy No. 583”.

Holotypus: IRAN: “In rupestribus alpis Kuh-Daëna sparsim”, 8.VII.1842, Kotschy 583 (G-BOIS [G00154019]; iso-: B [B100157906], E [E00048974], FI [FI 005696, FI 010161], G [G00002127, G00002128], H [H1349928], HAL [HAL0081456], JE [JE00024752], K [K000075778], KW [KW000127952], L [L1823691], LE [LE00012841], MO [MO2001054], P [P00428151, P01817611, P01817612, P01817613, P01817614], S [S0711030], W [W0005564, W0005565, W 18890029626, W 18890154980], WAG [WAG0000787], WU [WU0044247]) .

= Aethionema virgatum (Boiss.) Hedge in Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 57: 354. 1968.

Note. – No lectotypification is needed because Boissier based its description on the unicate in G-BOIS.