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

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 1751.

Lectotype (Huber in Abeywickrama, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1(1): 30. 1973): Herb. Hermann 3: 51, No. 113 (BM-000621992) .

Current name: Hemidesmus indicus (L.) Sm. ( Asclepiadaceae).