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

"Habitat in Africae maritimis." RCN: 3501.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 384, t. 289, f. 373. 1732.

Current name: Euphorbia mauritanica L. ( Euphorbiaceae).