Convolvulus pentaphyllus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 223. 1762, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 1251.

Replaced synonym: Ipomoea aegyptia L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Austin in Hading & Sparre, Fl. Ecuador 16: 84. 1982): Herb. Linn. No. 218.35 (LINN), opposite above left.

Current name: Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb. ( Convolvulaceae).

Note: An illegitimate replacement name for Ipomoea aegyptia L. (1753) .