Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Hortus Kew. 2: 80 (1811)
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Gentianales
- family
- Apocynaceae
- genus
- Gomphocarpus
- species
- Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Name
- Synonyms
- Asclepias longifolia Sessé & Moc.
- Gomphocarpus frutescens E.Mey.
- Gomphocarpus niveus Bojer
- Gomphocarpus niveus Bojer ex Baker
- Homonyms
- Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
- Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) R.Br.
- Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Spreng., 1825
- Common names
- African milkweed in English
- Algodoncillo de ganso in Spanish
- Algodão-bastardo in Portuguese
- Baumwoll-Seidenpflanze in German
- Børstekapsel in Danish
- Falso cotone in Italian
- Faux Cotonnier in French
- Faux Cotonnier in French
- Gansiebos in Afrikaans
- Gomphocarpe ligneux, Asclépiade ligneuse in French
- Kapokbossie in Afrikaans
- Krūminis kukuris in Lithuanian
- Melkbos in Afrikaans
- Milkweed in English
- Narrow-leaf Cotton Bush in English
- Petite ouate, Ouatier marron in French
- Schwanenpflanze in German
- Seder in Catalan–Valencian
- Sederomata de la seda in Spanish
- Strauch-Seidenpflanze in German
- Swan Plant in English
- Swan Plant in English
- Wild Cotton in English
- algodoncillo in Spanish
- arbre de la seda in Spanish
- arquell de Síria in Spanish
- ballongbuske in Swedish
- charg krzaczasty in Polish
- cotoner in Spanish
- falso-algodoeiro in Portuguese
- flor de dragó in Spanish
- glejovka krovitá in Slovak
- igwada in Xhosa
- klejicha keřovitá in Czech
- lehlanya in language.
- leshika nokana in language.
- mata de la seda in Spanish
- milkweed in English
- moSitanokana in Tswana
- mosotsa poo in language.
- motswamaswi in Tswana
- mubvafhisa in Venda
- mutshulwa in Venda
- narrow-leaf cotton bush in English
- papo-de-peru in Portuguese
- papo-de-peru in Portuguese
- pensaspiikkirakko in Finnish
- seder in Spanish
- sumaúma-bastarda in Portuguese
- swan plant in English
Bibliographic References
- (2023) Plants of the World Online
- Aiton & Aiton (1811) Hortus kewensis, or, A catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, vol. II
- Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria & The Australian National Herbarium (2026) International Plant Names Index (IPNI)