Euphorbia cereiformis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 451. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 3497.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 101. 1983): [icon] "Euphorbium polygonum, spinosum, Cerei effigie" in Isnard in Mém . Acad. Roy. Sci. Paris 1720: 385, t. 10. 1720.

Current name: Euphorbia officinarum L. ( Euphorbiaceae).