Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. setosus (Forssk.) Goyder & Nicholas GRIN-Global

Taxon: Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. setosus (Forssk.) Goyder & Nicholas

Summary

Genus:

Gomphocarpus

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Asclepiadinae

Nomen number:

464341

Place of publication:

Kew Bull. 56:787. 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. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Asclepias setosus Forssk.

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Reference(s)

Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br.(Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:769-836.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia	Tigre
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia [Tigre], Somalia

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

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=464341. Accessed 19 July 2025.