| Linnaean Name: |
Asclepias fruticosa Linnaeus |
| Reference: |
Species Plantarum 1 : 216 (1753)
|
| Provenance: |
"Habitat in Aethiopia." |
| Type: |
Lectotype
: Herb. Linn. No. 310.33 (LINN)
|
| Designated by: |
Woodson in
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.
41
: 151
(1954)
|
| Epitype: |
South Africa. Northern Cape, Bloeddrif, 12 Sep 1968, Hardy 2562 (K) |
| Designated by: |
Goyder & Nicholas in
Kew Bull.
56
: 782
(2001)
|
| Current Name: |
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T. Aiton
|
| Current Family: |
Asclepiadaceae |
| Comments: |
Woodson cited the sheet number of the type as "310.23" (which relates to A. incarnata L.) but this appears to have been a simple error for "310.33". |
| Record last updated: |
2/06/2006 |
