Swertia perennis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 226. 1753.

"Habitat in Helvetia, Bavaria." RCN: 1854.

Lectotype (Barrie in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 92. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 327.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Swertia Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 138. 1929).

Current name: Swertia perennis L. ( Gentianaceae).