Coldenia procumbens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 125. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 1033.

Lectotype (Verdcourt in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Boraginaceae: 46. 1991): Herb. Hermann 1: 73, No. 69 (BM-000621476) .

Generitype of Coldenia Linnaeus.

Current name: Coldenia procumbens L. ( Boraginaceae).

Note: Kazmi (in J. Arnold Arbor. 51: 148. 1970) indicated 174.1 (LINN) as type but this appears to be a post-1753 addition to the collection and not original material for the name.