Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus

Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Gomphocarpus
Species: Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus

Name

Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr., 1894

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asclepias glaucophylla (Schltr.) Schltr., J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896).
• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias lilacina Weim., Bot. Not. 1935: 374 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga), Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1894. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 18

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus. Published online. Accessed: Sep 29 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 29.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Sep 2018.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: bloumelkbos, melkbos

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