Gentiana ciliata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 231. 1753. "Habitat in Helvetiae, Italiae, Canadae montibus." RCN: 1884. Lectotype (Hartvig in Strid & Kit Tan, Mountain Fl. Greece 2: 7. 1991): Gmelin s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 328.7 (LINN). Current name: Gentianella ciliata (L.) Borkh. (Gentianaceae). Note: Fernald (in Rhodora 25: 85. 1923) discussed the Canadian element in the protologue, concluding that Kalm must have collected an endemic species, G. victorinii Fernald, in Quebec.Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part G), pp. 529-556 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on ...