Gentiana purpurea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 227. 1753.

"Habitat in alpibus Helveticis." RCN: 1859.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser X: 51 (UPS); Herb. Burser X: 50, syntype (UPS); [icon] in Mattioli, Pl. Epit.: 416. 1586.

Current name: Gentiana purpurea L. ( Gentianaceae).