Gomphocarpus

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Gomphocarpus
Asclepias physocarpa2.jpg
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Gomphocarpus
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Gomphocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, with a few species naturalized in other regions.[1]

Species accepted[1]
  1. - Ethiopia
  2. - South Africa
  3. - SW Africa
  4. Gomphocarpus fruticosus - South Africa
  5. - South Africa
  6. - SE Africa
  7. - Kenya
  8. - Angola
  9. - South Africa
  10. - SE Africa
  11. Gomphocarpus physocarpus - South Africa; naturalized in China, N + S America
  12. - Angola
  13. Gomphocarpus purpurascens - Ethiopia
  14. - South Africa
  15. - tropical Africa
  16. - Ethiopia
  17. - Sinai Peninsula
  18. - tropical Africa
  19. - Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  20. - Zimbabwe
  21. - South Africa

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".


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