Gomphocarpus R.Br.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Canary Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cook Is., Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Italy, Jamaica, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Madeira, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Niger, Norfolk Is., Panamá, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sardegna, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Society Is., South Australia, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Suriname, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, Yugoslavia
Accepted Species
- Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Decne.
- Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns
- Gomphocarpus filiformis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.
- Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
- Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr.
- Gomphocarpus integer (N.E.Br.) Bullock
- Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
- Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S.Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
- Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N.E.Br.) Goyder
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
- Gomphocarpus praticola (S.Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
- Gomphocarpus purpurascens A.Rich.
- Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.
- Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K.Schum.
- Gomphocarpus semilunatus A.Rich.
- Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.
- Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.
- Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S.Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
- Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N.E.Br.) Bullock
- Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
- Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Goyder & Nicholas in Kew Bull. 56: 769–836 (2001).
- R. Br., On the Asclepiadeae: 26 (1810).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by D. Goyder [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
- Goyder & Nicholas in Kew Bull. 56: 769–836 (2001).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- K.B. 56: 769–836 (2001)
- On the Asclepiadeae: 26 (1810)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] | K001132416 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0