Patagonula americana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 149. 1753.

"Habitat in Patagonia Americes australis." RCN: 1527.

Lectotype (Miller in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 73. 1993): [icon] "Patagonica foliis partim serratis, partim integris" in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 304, t. 226, f. 293. 1732.

Generitype of Patagonula Linnaeus.

Current name: Patagonula americana L. ( Boraginaceae).