Euphorbia apios Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 457. 1753.

"Habitat in Crera. [sic]" RCN: 3529.

Lectotype (Khan in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 25: 102. 1964): [icon] "Tithymalus tuberosa radice, Ischas" in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 2: 190. 1601.

Current name: Euphorbia apios L. ( Euphorbiaceae).