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Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
E. Mey. (1838). In: Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 202.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Apocynaceae
genus
Gomphocarpus
species
Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Name

Synonyms
Asclepias brasiliensis (E.Fourn.) Schltr.
Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Gomphocarpus brasiliensis E.Fourn.
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) R.Br.
Gomphocarpus fruticosus f. brasiliensis (E.Fourn.) Briq.
Homonyms
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
Common names
Arbre à ballons in French
Asclepiade palloncino in Italian
Balbossie in Afrikaans
Ballonpflanze in German
Balloon Cotton Bush in English
Balloon Cottonbush in English
Balloon Cottonbush in English
Balloon Plant in English
Balloon cotton bush in English
Bladderbush in English
Cottonbush in English
Gomphocarpe physocarpe in French
Hairy Balls in English
Kembang Balon in Indonesian
Narrow-leaf Cottonbush in English
Old Man's Balls in English
Paprastasis kukuris in Lithuanian
Schwanen-Seidenpflanze in German
Schwanen-Seidenpflanze in German
Swanplant in English
Usingalwesalukazi in Zulu
Wild Cotton in English
balbos in Afrikaans
balloon cotton bush in English
balloon cotton-bush in English
balloon cottonbush in language.
balloon cottonbush in English
balloon cottonbush in English
balloon plant in English
balloon plant in English
bladderbush in English
bladderbush in English
chayote de aire in Spanish
cottonbush in English
cottonbush in English
flor-borboleta in Portuguese
flor-borboleta in Portuguese
glejovka mechúrikatá in Slovak
goose plant in English
hairy balls in English
hairy balls in English
isopiikkirakko in Finnish
monarkballongbuske in Swedish
monarkballongbuske in Swedish
narrow-leaf cottonbush in English
narrow-leaf cottonbush in English
paina-de-santa-bárbara in Portuguese
paina-de-santa-bárbara in Portuguese
paina-de-seda in Portuguese
paina-de-seda in Portuguese

Bibliographic References

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021buc), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ASPH2
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