Gomphocarpus filiformis
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Habit
12 Jun 2008
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Habit
12 Jun 2008
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Flowers and leaf
12 Jun 2008
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Habit
19 Sep 2013
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Flowers
19 Sep 2013
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Fruit
19 Sep 2013
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Full name: | Gomphocarpus filiformis (E.Mey.) Dietr. |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Melkbos, Melktou, Lammerlat, Melktou garingbos, Lammerlat |
| English common name(s): | Milkweed, Mountain milk bush |
| Synonym(s): | Asclepias buchenaviana Schinz Asclepias filiformis (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f. - non Jacq. (1760), nec L.f. (1781)-- nom.inval. Asclepias filiformis (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kuntze - non Jacq. (1760), nec L.f. (1781) Asclepias filiformis (E.Mey.) Kuntze var. buchenaviana (Schinz) N.E.Br. Asclepias flagellaris Bolus ex Schltr. Lagarinthus filiformis E.Mey. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | - |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
