Sarothra gentianoides Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 272. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginiae, Pensylvaniae apricis glareosis." RCN: 2173.

Lectotype ( Rodríguez Jiménez in Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. "La Salle" 33: 112. 1973): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 391.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Sarothra Linnaeus.

Current name: Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton & al. ( Clusiaceae).

Note: Gillett & Robson (St John’s Worts Canada: 11. 1981) designated Clayton 110 (BM) as type but this choice was criticised as contrary to the protologue by Reveal & al. (in Huntia 7: 217. 1987), and in any case post-dates Rodriguez Jiménez’s type choice of a Kalm collection. Robson (in Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 20: 45. 1990) subsequently concurred with this earlier choice.