Hedyotis fruticosa L., 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part H), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 557-585 : 558

Hedyotis fruticosa Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1: 101. 1753 , typ. cons.

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 833.

Conserved type (Verdcourt in Taxon 41: 564. 1992): Herb. Hermann 1: 18, No. 63 (BM-000621289) .

Generitype of Hedyotis Linnaeus , nom. cons.

Current name: Hedyotis fruticosa L. ( Rubiaceae ).

Note: Hedyotis fruticosa , with the type designated by Verdcourt, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 564. 1992). This was eventually approved by the General Committee (see review of the history of this proposal by Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006).