Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus

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 fruticosus
Subspecies: Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus

Name

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias glabra Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 12 (1768).
  • Asclepias villosa Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 14 (1768).
  • Apocynum salicifolium Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 406 (1790).
  • Gomphocarpus cornutus Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 324 (1838).
  • Gomphocarpus crinitus G.Bertol., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 3: 253 (1851).
  • Gomphocarpus arachnoideus E.Fourn., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 14: 250 (1867).
  • Asclepias cornuta (Decne.) Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 482 (1895).
  • Asclepias crinita (G.Bertol.) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 352 (1902).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Guinea, Senegal, Togo, Central African Republic. Continental: Asia-Temperate Turkey (W-Anatolia), Lebanon (C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon), Oman (Dhofar), Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir), Sinai peninsula (N-Sinai, S-Sinai), Syria (coastal W-Syria, C-Syrian Desert), Yemen (Aden Desert, Inner Hadhramaut, N-Inner Yemen, W-Yemen), References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hassler, M. 2018. Gomphocarpus fruticosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus 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. 

Vernacular names

English: African milkweed
español: Sederomata de la seda