Asclepias nigra Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1:216. 1753.

"Habitat Monspelii in collibus." RCN: 1783.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Burser XVII: 54 (UPS); Herb. Linn. No. 310.30 (LINN); [icon] in Mattioli, Pl. Epit.: 560. 1586.

Current name: Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench ( Asclepiadaceae).