Euphorbia tuberosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 456. 1753.

"Habitat in Aegypto & Aethiopia." RCN: 3526.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Buxbaum, Pl. Minus Cognit. Cent. 2: 27, t. 23. 1728; [icon] in Burman, Rar. Afric. Pl.: 9, t. 4. 1738.

Current name: Euphorbia tuberosa L. ( Euphorbiaceae).