Stapelia variegata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 217. 1753.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. Spei." RCN: 1790.

Lectotype (Brown in Thistleton-Dyer, Fl. Cap. 4(1): 994. 1909): Herb. Linn. No. 311.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Orbea variegata (L.) Haw. ( Asclepiadaceae).