Gomphocarpus
| Gomphocarpus | |
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| Gomphocarpus physocarpus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Gomphocarpus R.Br. |
Gomphocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, with a few species naturalized in other regions.[1]
- Species accepted[1]
- Gomphocarpus abyssinicus - Ethiopia
- Gomphocarpus cancellatus - South Africa
- Gomphocarpus filiformis - SW Africa
- Gomphocarpus fruticosus - South Africa
- Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus - South Africa
- Gomphocarpus integer - SE Africa
- Gomphocarpus kaessneri - Kenya
- Gomphocarpus munonquensis - Angola
- Gomphocarpus peltiger - South Africa
- Gomphocarpus phillipsiae - SE Africa
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus - South Africa; naturalized in China, N + S America
- Gomphocarpus praticola - Angola
- Gomphocarpus purpurascens - Ethiopia
- Gomphocarpus rivularis - South Africa
- Gomphocarpus semiamplectens - tropical Africa
- Gomphocarpus semilunatus - Ethiopia
- Gomphocarpus sinaicus - Sinai Peninsula
- Gomphocarpus stenophyllus - tropical Africa
- Gomphocarpus swynnertonii - Mozambique, Zimbabwe
- Gomphocarpus tenuifolius - Zimbabwe
- Gomphocarpus tomentosus - South Africa
References
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