Chironia linoides Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 189. 1753.

"Habitat in Capitis b. Spei herbidis." RCN: 1518.

Lectotype (Verdoorn in Bothalia 7: 459. 1961): Herb. Clifford: 54, Chironia 1 (BM-000557978) .

Generitype of Chironia Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 133. 1929).

Current name: Chironia linoides L. ( Gentianaceae).

Note: See the detailed discussion of the original elements given by Prain (in Kew Bull. 1908: 352-353. 1908) who, however, did not designate a type.