Asclepias undulata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 214. 1753.

"Habitat in Africa." RCN: 1768.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 48. 1983): [icon] " Apocynum Afric. lapathi folio" in Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstelaed. Pl. Rar.: 16, t. 16. 1706.

Current name: Asclepias undulata L. ( Asclepiadaceae).