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Apocynaceae
Gomphocarpus

*Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Linnaeus) Aiton. Common name: African Milkweed. Habitat: Perhaps only cultivated, though with potential to establish in tropical portions of our region.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4; = Asclepias fruticosa L. — Woodson (1954). Basionym: Asclepias fruticosa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Gomphocarpus fruticosus - FNA14

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