Asclepias gigantea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 214. 1753.

"Habitat in India, Aegypto. " RCN: 1772.

Lectotype (Huber in Abeywickrama, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1(1): 35. 1973): Herb. Hermann 2: 74, No. 112 (BM-000621762) .

Current name: Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br. ( Asclepiadaceae).