Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen. [family POLYGALACEAE], in Mus. Senckenb. 2: 275 (1837); Oliv., F.T.A. 1: 134 (1868); T.T.C.L.: 457 (1949); Milne-Redh. in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8(3): 219 (1953); Keay, F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 1: 110 (1954); Petit, F.C.B. 7: 280 (1958); Exell in F.Z. 1(1): 305, t. 55/A (1960); Johnson in S. Afr. J. Bot. 53(1): 5/1B & fig. 2 (1987); K.T.S.L.: 86, fig., map (1994); Gilbert in Fl. Eth. 2, 1: 177, t. 24, 1 (2000). Type: Ethiopia, without locality, Rüppel 40 (FR!, lecto. & isolecto.)
Lophostylis angustifolia Hochst. [family POLYGALACEAE], in Flora 25: 231 (1842). Type: Ethiopia, Tigre, near Ferrefaram, Schimper s.n. (TUB!, holo.; GH!, iso.)
Lophostylis oblongifolia Hochst. [family POLYGALACEAE], in Flora 25: 231 (1842). Type: Ethiopia, Tigre, near Tacaze, Schimper 771 (TUB!, holo.; K!, MO!, NY!, iso.)
Lophostylis pallida Klotzsch [family POLYGALACEAE], in Peters, Nat. Reise Mossamb. Bot. 1: 115, t. 22 (1861). Type: Mozambique, Sena, Peters s.n. (B†, holo.)
Securidaca longepedunculata Robyns var. angustifolia [family POLYGALACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 60: 90 (1927). Type: Congo-Kinshasha, Mpala, Delevoy 412 (BR!, lecto.)