Cortusa matthioli Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 144. 1753.

"Habitat in alpibus Austriae, Sibiriae." RCN: 1156.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser XIII: 155 (UPS); [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 307. 1601.

Generitype of Cortusa Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 128. 1929).

Current name: Cortusa matthioli L. ( Primulaceae).