Plant Details

Accepted name:: Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
Infraspecies:: 4

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. flavidus (N.E.Br.) Goyder

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. setosus (Forssk.) Goyder & Nicholas

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ballongbuske	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
balloon-cotton	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
baumwoll-seidenpflanze	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bristle-fruit silkweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cape-cotton	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cottonbush	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
duckbush	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
faux cotonnier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gooseplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mobydick	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
narrow-leaf cottonbush	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ouatier marron	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
petite ouate	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
swanplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
wild cotton	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Asclepias cornuta (Decne.) Cordem. Fl. Réunion: 482 (1895).
Asclepias crinita (G.Bertol.) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 352 (1902).
Asclepias villosa Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 14 (1768).
Gomphocarpus arachnoideus E.Fourn. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 14: 250 (1867).
Gomphocarpus cornutus Decne. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 324 (1838).
Gomphocarpus crinitus G.Bertol. Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 3: 253 (1851).
Apocynum salicifolium Medik. Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 406 (1790).
Asclepias glabra Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 12 (1768).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Asclepias cornuta (Decne.)Cordem.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Asclepias crinita (Bertol.)N.E.Br.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Asclepias villosa Mill.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Gomphocarpus arachnoideus E.Fourn.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Gomphocarpus cornutus Decne.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Gomphocarpus crinitus Bertol.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton subsp. fruticosus	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

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