Desmidorchis retrospiciens is a species in the Desmidorchis genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Apocynaceae . This species is found in Algeria, Burkina, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen.