Capraria biflora Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 628. 1753.

"Habitat in Curassao." RCN: 4548.

Lectotype ( D’Arcy in Woodson & Schery in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 66: 209. 1979): Herb. Linn. No. 785.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Capraria Linnaeus.

Current name: Capraria biflora L. ( Scrophulariaceae).

Note: Wijnands (Bot. Commelins: 187. 1983), followed by some other authors, treated van Royen material (L) as the lectotype but this choice is pre-dated by that of D’Arcy .