Biology:Gomphocarpus

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Short description: Genus of plants

Gomphocarpus
Asclepias physocarpa2.jpg
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Gomphocarpus
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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]

Species accepted[1]


References

Wikidata ☰ Q138626 entry