Convolvulus linifolius Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 10. 1756.
"Habitat in Indiis." RCN: 2178.
Basionym of: Evolvulus linifolius (L.) L. (1762) .
Lectotype (van Ooststroom in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 14: 36. 1935 [1934]): Miller, Herb. Linn. No. 393.5 (LINN) .
Current name: Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. ( Convolvulaceae).