Andromeda polifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 393. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae frigidioris paludibus turfosis." RCN: 3097.

Lectotype (Jarvis & McClintock in Taxon 39: 517. 1990): Herb. Linn. No. 163 (LAPP) .

Generitype of Andromeda Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 153. 1929).

Current name: Andromeda polifolia L. ( Ericaceae).

Note: Nelson & Oswald (in Huntia 12: 5-11. 2005), in exploring the origin of the epithet “polifolia”, reproduce Linnaeus’ protologue (p. 7).