Zinnia peruviana Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1221. 1759.

["Habitat in Peru."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1269 (1763). RCN: 6423.

Replaced synonym of: Zinnia pauciflora L. (1763), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Jeffrey in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 100. 1993): [icon] " Bidens calyce oblongo squamoso, seminibus radii corolla non decidua coronatis " in Miller, Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 1: 43, t. 64. 1756 (right).

Generitype of Zinnia Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Zinnia peruviana L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Zinnia Linnaeus, nom. cons. against Crassina Scepin and Lepia Hill.

Zinnia peruviana L. is a new name, not a combination based on Chrysogonum peruvianum L. (1753) .