Gentiana acaulis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 228. 1753.

"Habitat in alpibus Helveticis, Austriacis, Pyrenaicis." RCN: 1865.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser X: 54 (UPS); Herb. Clifford: 81, Gentiana 5 (BM) ; Herb. Linn. No. 328.9 (LINN); [icon] in Reneaulme, Specim. Hist. Pl.: 70, 68. 1611.

Current name: Gentiana acaulis L. ( Gentianaceae).