Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus

Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus

Taxonavigation

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 tomentosus
Subspecies: Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus

Name

Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gomphocarpus lanatus E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 202 (1838).
  • Gomphocarpus nutans Klotzsch in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(1): 275 (1861).
  • Asclepias nutans (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 352 (1902).
  • Asclepias lanata (E.Mey.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 605 (1916 publ (1917)).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hassler, M. 2018. Gomphocarpus tomentosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 30. Reference page.