Gomphocarpus

Gomphocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is in the milkweed subfamily Asclepiadoideae, and its members are considered milkweeds. It is widespread across much of Africa, with a few species naturalized in other regions.

• # Gomphocarpus abyssinicus - Ethiopia
 * Species accepted

• # Gomphocarpus cancellatus - South Africa

• # Gomphocarpus filiformis - SW Africa

• # Gomphocarpus fruticosus - South Africa

• # Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus - South Africa

• # Gomphocarpus integer - SE Africa

• # Gomphocarpus kaessneri - Kenya

• # Gomphocarpus munonquensis - Angola

• # Gomphocarpus peltiger - South Africa

• # Gomphocarpus phillipsiae - SE Africa

• # Gomphocarpus physocarpus - South Africa; naturalized in China, N + S America

• # Gomphocarpus praticola - Angola

• # Gomphocarpus purpurascens - Ethiopia

• # Gomphocarpus rivularis - South Africa

• # Gomphocarpus semiamplectens - tropical Africa

• # Gomphocarpus semilunatus - Ethiopia

• # Gomphocarpus sinaicus - Sinai Peninsula

• # Gomphocarpus stenophyllus - tropical Africa

• # Gomphocarpus swynnertonii - Mozambique, Zimbabwe

• # Gomphocarpus tenuifolius - Zimbabwe

• # Gomphocarpus tomentosus - South Africa