Periploca secamone Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 216. 1771.

"Habitat in Aegypto." RCN: 1750.

Lectotype (Goyder & Singh in Taxon 40: 630. 1991): Herb. Linn. No. 307.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Secamone alpini Schult. ( Asclepiadaceae).