Euphorbia viminalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 452. 1753.

"Habitat in Africae maritimis." RCN: 1753.

Replaced synonym of: Cynanchum aphyllum L. (1768), nom. illeg.

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).