it was first given the name "campanula vidalii" by hewett cottrell watson in "hooker's icones plantarum", table dclxxxiv (684); watson gave it the specific name "vidalii" after "capt. vidal, r.n.", who collected the original plant. heinrich feer changed the name to "azorina vidalii", creating a new genus "azorina", in "botanische jahrbücher für systematik, pflanzengeschichte und pflanzengeographie", 12, s. 611.