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June 2025

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Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Decne.

This species name was first published in Prodr. 8: 557 (1844)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000705601.

Synonyms of Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Decne.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Asclepias abyssinica (Decne.) N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 333 (1902) wfo-0000551062
Asclepias euphorbioides A.Chev. J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 117 (1909) wfo-0000551308
Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Hochst. Flora 27: 101 (1844) wfo-0000705602
Gomphocarpus setosus Hochst. ex Oliv. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 110 (1875) wfo-0000705755
Gomphocarpus verticillatus Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 258 (1848) wfo-0000705787