Gomphocarpus fruticosus
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Gomphocarpus |
| Species: | G. fruticosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton | |
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (syn. Asclepias fruticosa) is a species of milkweed native to South Africa.[2] It is also common in New Zealand where it is the main host of the Monarch butterfly. The plant's tissues contain sufficient cardenolides that consumption of significant quantities of the plant's leaves, stems, or fruit may lead to death in livestock and humans.[3][4]<ref name=Wagstaff 2008">p. 36 in D. Jesse Wagstaff (2008). International Poisonous Plants Checklist, An Evidence-Based Reference. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.</ref>
The species is closely related to Gomphocarpus physocarpus.
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, version 1.1".
- ↑ Clive Bromilow; Problem Plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 2001 ISBN 1-875093-27-3
- ↑ Van Wyk, Van Oudshoorn & Gerike: Medicinal plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 1997. ISBN 1-875093-09-5
- ↑ Philip H. Quanjer. "Milk Weed Asclepias fruticosa". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Gomphocarpus+fruticosus&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Gomphocarpus fruticosus"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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