Hedyotis fruticosa Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1 : 101. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part H) Jarvis, Charlie   Hedyotis fruticosa Linnaeus ,  Species Plantarum 1 : 101. 1753 L. Linnaeus 1753 Magnoliopsida Rubiaceae Hedyotis Plantae Gentianales Tracheophyta species fruticosa      Hedyotis fruticosaLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum1: 101. 1753, typ. cons.  "Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 833.  Conserved type (Verdcourt in Taxon41: 564. 1992): Herb. Hermann 1: 18, No. 63 (BM-000621289).   Generitypeof  HedyotisLinnaeus, nom. cons.   Note: Hedyotis fruticosa, with the type designated by Verdcourt, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon41: 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). 2611885559 BM BM-000621289