The species Salvia bogotensis (sect. Angulatae) was not adequately typified at the time of its description. The original material used by the author of the species corresponds to collections by Goudot s.n. carried out in Bogotá, Colombia. There are five specimens that match with this data distributed in three herbaria: F, K and P. Epling designated the material deposited in K as lectotype, however, these specimens rather correspond to two different collections, and he failed to choose one of them unambiguously. Because of this, it is necessary to clearly determine which of the two specimens corresponds to the lectotype. The specimen K000479515 (K!) is designated here as lectotype because it is the most complete showing the key morphological characters of the species (leaves, inflorescences, and flowers), in addition to the note made by Epling. Of the other specimens, one of those deposited at P(P00715001) is an isolectotype.