Phryma leptostachya Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 601. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 4367.

Lectotype (Qaiser in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 46: 3. 1973): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 755.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Phryma Linnaeus.

Current name: Phryma leptostachya L. ( Phrymaceae).

Note: See discussion by Reveal & al. (in Huntia 7: 237. 1987), who independently chose the same type as Qaiser.