Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus

Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Gomphocarpus
Species: Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus

Name

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Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr., 1894

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Asclepias glaucophylla (Schltr.) Schltr., J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896).
  • Heterotypic
    • Asclepias lilacina Weim., Bot. Not. 1935: 374 (1935).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga), Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: bloumelkbos, melkbos
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