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The genus Gomphocarpus is in the family Apocynaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Gomphocarpus

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Decne.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus alatus Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus appendiculatus (E.Mey.) Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus asper Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus asperifolius (Meisn.) Walp.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus carinatus (Schltr.) Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus concolor (E.Mey.) Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus corniculatus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus cornutus K.Schum.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus coronarius (E.Mey.) Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus dealbatus (E.Mey.) Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus drepanostephanus Hochst. ex Oliv.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus eustegioides (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus filiformis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	4
Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus grandiflorus (L.f.) Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus grantii (Oliv.) Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus integer (N.E.Br.) Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus involucratus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus involucratus (E.Mey.) Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus laevigatus Buch.-Ham. ex Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus lanatus E.Mey.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus linearis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus longifolius (E.Mey.) Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus macer (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus macroglossus Turcz.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus marginatus (E.Mey.) Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus mkenii Harv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Gomphocarpus multicaulis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus multiflorus Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S.Moore) Goyder & Nicholas	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus niveus Bojer ex Baker	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Gomphocarpus orbicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus padifolius Baker	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus parviflorus Harv. ex Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus pauciflorus Klotzsch	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus peltiger (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N.E.Br.) Goyder	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus praticola (S.Moore) Goyder & Nicholas	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus purpurascens A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus reflectens (E.Mey.) Decne.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus scaber K.Schum.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus semilunatus A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus stockenstromensis Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus stolzianus K.Schum.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S.Moore) Goyder & Nicholas	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N.E.Br.) Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus tenuis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	1
Gomphocarpus trachyphyllus K.Schum.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus trifurcatus Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus undulatus Turcz.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Gomphocarpus volubilis Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 137 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Gomphocarpus. Of these 21 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 8 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Gomphocarpus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 137 species names for the genus Gomphocarpus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	21	15.3%
◕	Synonym	73	53.3%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	43	31.4%

All names

The status of the 145 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Gomphocarpus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	26	17.9%
◕	Synonym	76	52.4%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	43	29.7%

Of the species names,

• 2 are recorded as invalid
• 4 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 137 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Gomphocarpus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	1	0	0	1	0.7%
	Medium confidence	19	61	0	0	80	58.4%
	Low confidence	2	11	0	43	56	40.9%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Gomphocarpus is as follows: