In type specimens deposited at China National Herbarium (PE), Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, we found the types of some taxon names in Sympetalae from China to be syntyped under Article 9.5 of International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code), including Pedicularis alaschanica Maxim., P. chinensis Maxim., P. recurva Maxim., P. rhodotricha Maxim., P. rudis Maxim., P. torta Maxim. and Veronica szechuanica Batal. in Scrophulariaceae, Incarvillea compacta Maxim., I. variabilis Batal., I. variabilis Batal. var. fumariaefolia Batal. and I. variabilis Batal. var. przewalskii Batal. in Bignoniaceae, Briggsia mairei Craib, Chirita forrestii Anthony and Didissandra primulaeflora Batal. in Gesneriaceae. According to Article 8.1, 9.11 and 9.12, and Recommendation 9A.3, lectotypes for these fourteen names are here designated.