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December 2023

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genus

Gomphocarpus R.Br.

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

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Species in Gomphocarpus ( showing species 1 to 10 of 20)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Decne. Prodr. 8: 557 (1844) wfo-0000705601
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias abyssinica (Decne.) N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 333 (1902) wfo-0000551062
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias euphorbioides A.Chev. J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 117 (1909) wfo-0000551308
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Hochst. Flora 27: 101 (1844) wfo-0000705602
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gomphocarpus setosus Hochst. ex Oliv. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 110 (1875) wfo-0000705755
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gomphocarpus verticillatus Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 258 (1848) wfo-0000705787
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns Bothalia 25: 165 (1995) wfo-0000705626
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias arborea Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 150 (1796) wfo-0000551117
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias arborescens L. Mant. Pl. 2: 216 (1771) wfo-0000551118
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias cancellata Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 7 (1768) wfo-0000551174
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias crassifolia L. ex Decne. Prodr. 8: 572 (1844) wfo-0000551229
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias pubescens L. Mant. Pl. 2: 215 (1771) wfo-0000551667
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias rotundifolia Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 15 (1768) wfo-0000551721
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gomphocarpus arborescens (L.) W.T.Aiton Hortus Kew. 2: 79 (1811) wfo-0000705613
Gomphocarpus filiformis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. 2: 900 (1840) wfo-0000705652
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias buchenaviana Schinz Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 261 (1888) wfo-0000551160
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias filiformis (E.Mey.) Kuntze Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 268 (1886) wfo-0000551324
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias flagellaris Bolus ex Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 32. 1894 (1894) wfo-0000551327
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lagarinthus filiformis E.Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. : 203 (1838) wfo-0001102142
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton Hortus Kew. 2: 80 (1811) wfo-0000705657
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias fruticosa L. Sp. Pl. : 216 (1753) wfo-0000551348
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias salicifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 150. 1796 (1796) wfo-0000551734
Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 18 (1894) wfo-0000705673
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias glaucophylla (Schltr.) Schltr. J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896) wfo-0000551372
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias lilacina Weim. Bot. Not. 1935: 374 (1935) wfo-0000551469
Gomphocarpus integer (N.E.Br.) Bullock Kew Bull. 7: 408 (1952) wfo-0000705683
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias integra N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 219 (1895) wfo-0000551417
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias litocarpa Chiov. Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. : 164 (1939) wfo-0000551480
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias negrii Chiov. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10: 393 (1912) wfo-0000551558
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (Nicholas Edward Brown 1849-1934">N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas Kew Bull. 56: 792 (2001) wfo-0000705687
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias kaessneri N.E.Br. J. Bot. 41: 362 (1903) wfo-0000551429
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S.Moore) Goyder & Nicholas Kew Bull. 56: 812 (2001) wfo-0000705710
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias munonquensis S.Moore J. Bot. 50: 340 (1912) wfo-0000551552
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N.E.Br.) Goyder Kew Bull. 51: 798 (1996) wfo-0000705728
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias philippsiae N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 219 (1895) wfo-0000551640
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gomphocarpus fruticosus var. angustissimus Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika 341. 1892 wfo-0000705658
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. : 202 (1838) wfo-0000705729
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias brasiliensis (E.Fourn.) Schltr. Meded. Rijks-Herb. 29: 12 (1916) wfo-0000551153
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 8 (1896) wfo-0000551641
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gomphocarpus brasiliensis E.Fourn. Fl. Bras. 6(4): 203 (1885) wfo-0000705621
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gomphocarpus fruticosus f. brasiliensis (E.Fourn.) Briq. 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 (Meisn.) Walp. London J. Bot. 2: 443. 1843 wfo-0000705617
Gomphocarpus cornutus K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 132 (1893) wfo-0000705636
Gomphocarpus filiformis var. buchenavianus (Schinz) N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 336. 1902 wfo-1200017136
Gomphocarpus fruticosus var. tomentosus (Burch.) K.Schum. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 322. 1895 wfo-1200017001
Gomphocarpus hastatus var. angustifolius Meisn. London J. Bot. 2: 543. 1843 wfo-1200017050
Gomphocarpus itongwe auct. ex P.R.O.Bally Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 102: 60, in syn. 1938 wfo-0001357565
Gomphocarpus longifolius (E.Mey.) Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(4, Beibl. 45): 9. 1894 [22 Jun 1894] wfo-0000705696
Gomphocarpus mackenii Harv. Thes. Cap. 2: 60. 1863 (1863) wfo-0000705701
Gomphocarpus mkenii Harv. Thes. Cap. ii. 60. t. 193. wfo-0001102080
Gomphocarpus multiflorus Decne. Prodr. 8: 560 (1844) wfo-0000705709