Periploca africana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1:211. 1753.

"Habitat in Africa." RCN: 1752.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 49. 1983): Herb. Clifford: 79, Cynanchum 1 (BM-000558170) .

Current name: Cynanchum africanum (L.) Hoffmanns. ( Asclepiadaceae).