Chelone penstemon Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 612. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 4420.

Neotype (Crosswhite in Taxon 17: 49-50. 1968): Herb. Linn. No. 765.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Penstemon laevigatus Sol. ( Scrophulariaceae).

Note: In the absence of any original material, Crosswhite’s designation of 765.2 (LINN) as lectotype is accepted as correctable to neotype (Art. 9.8).