Evolvulus tridentatus (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 392. 1762.

["Habitat in India ."] Sp. Pl. 1: 157 (1753). RCN: 2179.

Basionym: Convolvulus tridentatus L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Verdcourt in Hubbard & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Convolvulaceae: 51. 1963): [icon] “Sendera-clandi” in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: 133, t. 65. 1692.

Current name: Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples ( Convolvulaceae).