Ipomoea pes-tigridis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 162. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 1291.

Lectotype (Meeuse in Bothalia 6: 744. 1958): Herb. Linn. No. 219.11 (LINN) .

Generitype of Ipomoea Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Ipomoea pes - tigridis L. ( Convolvulaceae).