Cynanchum aphyllum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 3: 235. 1768, nom. illeg.

RCN: 1753.

Replaced synonym: Euphorbia viminalis L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Liede & Meve in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 112: 2, f. 1. 1993): [icon] "Felfel Tavil, Piper longum Aegyptium" in Alpino, De Plantis Aegypti: 190, t. 53. 1735. - Epitype (Liede & Meve in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 118: 47. 1995): Bassi s.n. Herb. Linn. No. 308.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Sarcostemma viminale (L.) W.T. Aiton ( Asclepiadaceae).

Note: A superfluous renaming of Euphorbia viminalis L. The combination C. viminale, based on E. viminalis, was made by Bassi (in Comment. Acad. Inst. Sci. Art. Bonon. 6: 17. 1768) and later taken up by Linnaeus (in Mant. Pl. Alt.: 392. 1771).