Adonis annua Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 547. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat inter segetes Europae australis." RCN: 4056.

Replaced synonym of: Adonis autumnalis L. (1762), nom. illeg.

Conserved type (Jarvis in Taxon 41: 555. 1992): Herb. Linn. No. 714.3 (LINN) .

Generitype of Adonis Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Adonis annua L. ( Ranunculaceae).

Note: Adonis annua was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 555. 1992) and this was eventually approved by the General Committee (see review of the history of the proposal by Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006).