Gomphocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, with a few species naturalized in other regions.[1]
Gomphocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, with a few species naturalized in other regions.
Species accepted Gomphocarpus abyssinicus - Ethiopia Gomphocarpus cancellatus - South Africa Gomphocarpus filiformis - SW Africa Gomphocarpus fruticosus - South Africa Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus - South Africa Gomphocarpus integer - SE Africa Gomphocarpus kaessneri - Kenya Gomphocarpus munonquensis - Angola Gomphocarpus peltiger - South Africa Gomphocarpus phillipsiae - SE Africa Gomphocarpus physocarpus - South Africa; naturalized in China, N + S America Gomphocarpus praticola - Angola Gomphocarpus purpurascens - Ethiopia Gomphocarpus rivularis - South Africa Gomphocarpus semiamplectens - tropical Africa Gomphocarpus semilunatus - Ethiopia Gomphocarpus sinaicus - Sinai Peninsula Gomphocarpus stenophyllus - tropical Africa Gomphocarpus swynnertonii - Mozambique, Zimbabwe Gomphocarpus tenuifolius - Zimbabwe Gomphocarpus tomentosus - South Africa
