Taxon:  Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton



Summary
Genus:
Gomphocarpus
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:
Asclepiadinae
Nomen number:
464336
Place of publication:
Hortus kew. ed. 2, 2:80.  1811
Comment:
the generic treatment in Hortus kewensis is not attributed to "Brown mss." so W. T. Aiton is the author of the name (see Madrid ICN Art. 46 Ex. 25)
Verified:
01/25/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas (0 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder (0 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. fruticosus (0 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas (0 active accession[s])
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. setosus (Forssk.) Goyder & Nicholas (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
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  9. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
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  17. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
  18. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
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  37. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: cultivated
  38. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaDjibouti  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorthern Cape Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth-West Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman s.w.Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia s.w.Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
3AdventiveNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource). Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Fennane, M. et al., eds. 1999-. Flore pratique du Maroc.
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:28.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMoquegua Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Uganda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman (s.w.), Saudi Arabia (s.w.), Yemen
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru [Moquegua]

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource). Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
  4. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  5. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
  6. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  7. Fennane, M. et al., eds. 1999-. Flore pratique du Maroc.
  8. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  9. Goyder, D. J. & A. Nicholas. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56:782-788.
  10. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Asclepias fruticosa L.
  11. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  12. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  13. Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:28.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464336. Accessed 20 October 2026.