⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-27734, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melanthera pungens var. caudata .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record 39D26779-E34B-42E2-BB64-3343A497F5B0
) with original publication details: Kirkia 5: 12 1965.