Allium nigrum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 430. 1762, nom. cons.
"Habitat in Algiriae inque Galloprovincia." RCN: 2371.
Conserved type (Seisums in Taxon 47: 745. 1998): Cyprus. 1-2km NE of Lyso, 10km SE of Polis (Akmas), 450m, 14 Apr 1979, Edmondson & McClintock 2822 (K; iso- E).
Current name: Allium nigrum L. ( Liliaceae / Alliaceae).