Coris monspeliensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 177. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae australis arenosis maritimis." RCN: 1402.

Lectotype (Ali in Ali & Jafri, Fl. Libya 1: 1. 1976): Herb. Clifford: 68, Coris 1 (BM-000558097) .

Generitype of Coris Linnaeus.

Current name: Coris monspeliensis L. ( Primulaceae).

Note: Bizzarri (in Webbia 24: 692-693. 1970) discussed the typification of the name but did not eventually choose between the LINN sheet and a Camerarius plate. See comments by Jarvis (in Webbia 45: 113. 1991).