As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
Warning: older classification
genus
Gomphocarpus
This genus name was first published in Asclepiadeae : 26 (1810)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000015951.
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ■ synonym | 67 | 69% |
| ■ accepted | 20 | 21% |
| ■ unplaced | 10 | 10% |
| Total | 97 |
Species in Gomphocarpus ( showing species 1 to 10 of 20)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomphocarpus abyssinicus | Prodr. 8: 557 (1844) | wfo-0000705601 | ||
| Asclepias abyssinica | Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 333 (1902) | wfo-0000551062 | ||
| Asclepias euphorbioides | J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 117 (1909) | wfo-0000551308 | ||
| Gomphocarpus abyssinicus | Flora 27: 101 (1844) | wfo-0000705602 | ||
| Gomphocarpus setosus | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 110 (1875) | wfo-0000705755 | ||
| Gomphocarpus verticillatus | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 258 (1848) | wfo-0000705787 | ||
| Gomphocarpus cancellatus | Bothalia 25: 165 (1995) | wfo-0000705626 | ||
| Asclepias arborea | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 150 (1796) | wfo-0000551117 | ||
| Asclepias arborescens | Mant. Pl. 2: 216 (1771) | wfo-0000551118 | ||
| Asclepias cancellata | Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 7 (1768) | wfo-0000551174 | ||
| Asclepias crassifolia | Prodr. 8: 572 (1844) | wfo-0000551229 | ||
| Asclepias pubescens | Mant. Pl. 2: 215 (1771) | wfo-0000551667 | ||
| Asclepias rotundifolia | Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 15 (1768) | wfo-0000551721 | ||
| Gomphocarpus arborescens | Hortus Kew. 2: 79 (1811) | wfo-0000705613 | ||
| Gomphocarpus filiformis | Syn. Pl. 2: 900 (1840) | wfo-0000705652 | ||
| Asclepias buchenaviana | Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 261 (1888) | wfo-0000551160 | ||
| Asclepias filiformis | Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 268 (1886) | wfo-0000551324 | ||
| Asclepias flagellaris | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 32. 1894 (1894) | wfo-0000551327 | ||
| Lagarinthus filiformis | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. : 203 (1838) | wfo-0001102142 | ||
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus | Hortus Kew. 2: 80 (1811) | wfo-0000705657 | ||
| Asclepias fruticosa | Sp. Pl. : 216 (1753) | wfo-0000551348 | ||
| Asclepias salicifolia | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 150. 1796 (1796) | wfo-0000551734 | ||
| Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 18 (1894) | wfo-0000705673 | ||
| Asclepias glaucophylla | J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896) | wfo-0000551372 | ||
| Asclepias lilacina | Bot. Not. 1935: 374 (1935) | wfo-0000551469 | ||
| Gomphocarpus integer | Kew Bull. 7: 408 (1952) | wfo-0000705683 | ||
| Asclepias integra | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 219 (1895) | wfo-0000551417 | ||
| Asclepias litocarpa | Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. : 164 (1939) | wfo-0000551480 | ||
| Asclepias negrii | Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10: 393 (1912) | wfo-0000551558 | ||
| Gomphocarpus kaessneri | Kew Bull. 56: 792 (2001) | wfo-0000705687 | ||
| Asclepias kaessneri | J. Bot. 41: 362 (1903) | wfo-0000551429 | ||
| Gomphocarpus munonquensis | Kew Bull. 56: 812 (2001) | wfo-0000705710 | ||
| Asclepias munonquensis | J. Bot. 50: 340 (1912) | wfo-0000551552 | ||
| Gomphocarpus phillipsiae | Kew Bull. 51: 798 (1996) | wfo-0000705728 | ||
| Asclepias philippsiae | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 219 (1895) | wfo-0000551640 | ||
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus var. angustissimus | Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika 341. 1892 | wfo-0000705658 | ||
| Gomphocarpus physocarpus | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. : 202 (1838) | wfo-0000705729 | ||
| Asclepias brasiliensis | Meded. Rijks-Herb. 29: 12 (1916) | wfo-0000551153 | ||
| Asclepias physocarpa | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 8 (1896) | wfo-0000551641 | ||
| Gomphocarpus brasiliensis | Fl. Bras. 6(4): 203 (1885) | wfo-0000705621 | ||
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus f. brasiliensis | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , n.s., 34(7): 21 (1900) | wfo-0000705659 |
Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 13)
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Gomphocarpus:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomphocarpus asperifolius | London J. Bot. 2: 443. 1843 | wfo-0000705617 | ||
| Gomphocarpus cornutus | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 132 (1893) | wfo-0000705636 | ||
| Gomphocarpus filiformis var. buchenavianus | Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 336. 1902 | wfo-1200017136 | ||
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus var. tomentosus | Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 322. 1895 | wfo-1200017001 | ||
| Gomphocarpus hastatus var. angustifolius | London J. Bot. 2: 543. 1843 | wfo-1200017050 | ||
| Gomphocarpus itongwe | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 102: 60, in syn. 1938 | wfo-0001357565 | ||
| Gomphocarpus longifolius | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(4, Beibl. 45): 9. 1894 [22 Jun 1894] | wfo-0000705696 | ||
| Gomphocarpus mackenii | Thes. Cap. 2: 60. 1863 (1863) | wfo-0000705701 | ||
| Gomphocarpus mkenii | Thes. Cap. ii. 60. t. 193. | wfo-0001102080 | ||
| Gomphocarpus multiflorus | Prodr. 8: 560 (1844) | wfo-0000705709 |