Primula veris Linnaeus var. elatior Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 143. 1753.

RCN: 1150.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser XIII: 138 (UPS); [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 301. 1601.

Current name: Primula elatior (L.) Hill ( Primulaceae).

Note: Greuter (in Candollea 44: 1989) argues that this is the basionym of a new combination, P. elatior (L.) L., Fl. Anglica (1754), which is the correct form of the more usual P. elatior (L.) Hill (1765), for the oxlip. However, this is disputed by Brummitt & Meikle (in Watsonia 19: 183-184. 1993), who argued that there is variability in the typography of different versions of the thesis. They argue that the correct name remains P. elatior (L.) Hill.