Abstract: An account is given of the early reports of Limonium gmelini and the pre-Linnaean names attached to this extremely widespread plant. The uncertainties created by Carl Ludwig Willdenow when validating the name Statice gmelini are clarified and the earlier lectotypification of this name modified because the herbarium sheet cited has been found to represent more than one taxon. One of the elements is selected as the new lectotype and an epitype is designated. Sequences of one nuclear and three plastid markers have been submitted to GenBank. Citation: Malekmohammadi M., Lack H. W., Lomonosova M. & Akhani H. 2017: The discovery, naming and typification of Limonium gmelini (Plumbaginaceae). — Willdenowia 47: 99–106. doi: https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.47.47201 Version of record first published online on 17 May 2017 ahead of inclusion in August 2017 issue.