Aegilops triuncialis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1051. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat in Monspelii, Massiliae, Smyrnae aridis." RCN: 7592.

Conserved type (Bowden in Canad. J. Bot. 37: 675. 1959): Löfling 701 β, Herb. Linn. No. 1218.8 (LINN) .

Generitype of Aegilops Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Aegilops triuncialis L. ( Poaceae).

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