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Taxon:  Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas



Summary
Genus:
Gomphocarpus
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:
Asclepiadinae
Nomen number:
464339
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 56:786. 2001
Verified:
01/25/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton (1 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas (0 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder (0 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. fruticosus (0 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. setosus (Forssk.) Goyder & Nicholas (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Asclepias rostrata N. E. Br.

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Reference(s)
  1. Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. 2008
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
  3. Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br.(Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:769-836.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngolaCuando-Cubango 
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola [Cuando-Cubango], Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464339. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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