ASTRIPOMOEA malvacea (Vatke) Verdc. var. floccosa [family CONVOLVULACEAE], in K.B. 13 : 195 (1958). Type : Kenya, Kitui, Hildebrandt 2758 (B, holo. †)
Ipomoea floccosa Vatke [family CONVOLVULACEAE], in Linnaea 43 : 512 (1882)
Astrochlaena floccosa (Vatke) Hall.f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE], in E.J. 18 : 121 (1893); Bak. & Rendle in F.T.A. 4 (2) : 123 (1905)
Astrochlaena stuhlmannii Hall.f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE], in E.J.30 : 386 (1901); Bak. & Rendle in F.T.A. 4 (2) : 122 (1905). Type : Tanganyika, “ Zanzibar Coast ”, Ukwere by Kissemo, Stuhlmann 8383 (B, lecto.†)
Astrochlaena kaessneri Rendle [family CONVOLVULACEAE], in F.T.A. 4 (2) : 123 (1905). Type : Kenya, Machakos District, Sani [Savi], Kassner 735 (BM, holo.!, K, iso.!)