Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (syn. Asclepias fruticosa) is a species of milkweed native to South Africa.[2] It is also common in New Zealand where it is the main host of the monarch butterfly.[citation needed] The plant's tissues contain sufficient cardenolides that consumption of significant quantities of the plant's leaves, stems, or fruit may lead to death in livestock and humans.[3][4][5]
The species is closely related to Gomphocarpus physocarpus.
References
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, version 1.1".
- ^ Clive Bromilow; Problem Plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 2001 ISBN 1-875093-27-3
- ^ Van Wyk, Van Oudshoorn & Gerike: Medicinal plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 1997. ISBN 1-875093-09-5
- ^ Philip H. Quanjer. "Milk Weed Asclepias fruticosa". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ p. 36 in D. Jesse Wagstaff (2008). International Poisonous Plants Checklist, An Evidence-Based Reference. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Gomphocarpus fruticosus". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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