The new combination Hyptis conferta var. angustata (Briquet) A. Pool & Harley is made to replace the invalid Hyptis conferta var. angus- tifolia Bentham. The name Hyptis conferta var. angustifolia Ben- tham has been widely used in publications and in specimen identification. However, in the process of preparing the Lamiaceae for the Flora de Nicara- gua, Pool noticed that the original Bentham publi- cation (Bentham, 1848: 112) had neither descrip- tion nor diagnosis and was therefore invalidly published. The earliest valid name for this taxon at the varietal rank is Hyptis jurgensenii var. an- gustata Briquet, and a new combination based on this name is made here.