Asclepias pubescens Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 215. 1771.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei. H.U." RCN: 1771.

Lectotype (Goyder & Nicholas in Kew Bull. 56: 803. 2001): Herb. Linn. No. 19: Asclepias pubescens (UPS) .

Current name: Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. f.) Bruyns ( Asclepiadaceae).