| Author | Title | Journal/publisher | Literature ref. no. |
| Goyder, D.J. (2009) | A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa | Kew Bulletin 64 369 - 399 | 504 |
Note that the process of capturing references from species to the literature and the reverse may be incomplete.
| Species found: 8 |
| Asclepias adscendens |
| Asclepias cucullata subsp. scabrifolia |
| Asclepias curassavica |
| Asclepias foliosa |
| Asclepias longissima |
| Asclepias meliodora |
| Asclepias palustris |
| Asclepias stathmostelmoides |