Periploca wani nau'in inabi ne na itacen inabi ko shrubs na dangin Apocynaceae. Sunan "periploca" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "peri," ma'ana a kusa, da "ploke," ma'anar karkatacciyar hanya, wanda ke nufin alamar kurangar inabi. Kalmar "periploca" ba a saba amfani da ita a cikin yaren yau da kullum kuma ana amfani da ita a cikin mahallin kimiyya lokacin da ake magana akan tsire-tsire a cikin Periploca genus.