Stapelia mamillaris Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 216. 1771.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 1792.

Lectotype (Bruyns in Bradleya 1: 63. 1983): [icon] " Stapelia aphyllos, ad nodos mammillaris, flosculo rubello, siliquis pendulis" in Burman, Rar. Afric. Pl.: 27, t. 11. 1738.

Current name: Quaqua mamillaris (L.) Bruyns ( Asclepiadaceae).