Sarcostemma elegans Decne., Prodr. 8: 541. 1844 sec. Villarreal-Quintanilla 2001
- =Sarcostemma bicolor Decne., Prodr. 8: 541. 1844 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Philibertia elegans (Decne.) Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2(10): 318. 1881 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Philibertia bicolor (Decne.) A. Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 395. 1886 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013