Gomphocarpus praticolus (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas

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Gomphocarpus praticolus

Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gomphocarpus praticolus

Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gomphocarpus praticolus

Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gomphocarpus praticolus

Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gomphocarpus praticolus

Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Synonyms: Asclepias friesii Schltr.
Asclepias katangensis S. Moore
Asclepias moorei De Wild.
Asclepias praticola S. Moore
Gomphocarpus praticolus (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Angola
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Altitude range: 1500 - 2200 m
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, southern DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
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Content last updated: Monday 14 February 2022
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 70.

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 300 - 302. (Includes a picture).

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Gomphocarpus praticolus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=185760, retrieved 20 April 2024

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