Gomphocarpus

Translingual

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos) + κᾰρπός (karpós).

Proper noun

Gomphocarpus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – certain plants allied to the milkweeds, native to Africa.

Hyponyms

(genus): Gomphocarpus fruticosus (narrow leaf cotton bush) – type species; Gomphocarpus abyssinicus, Gomphocarpus buchenavianus (katoenbos, mountain milk bush, wild cotton), Gomphocarpus cancellatus, Gomphocarpus filiformis, Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus, Gomphocarpus integer, Gomphocarpus kaessneri, Gomphocarpus munonquensis, Gomphocarpus peltiger, Gomphocarpus phillipsiae, Gomphocarpus physocarpus (balloon cotton-bush, balloonplant, bishop’s balls, hairy balls, nailhead, swan plant), Gomphocarpus praticola, Gomphocarpus purpurascens, Gomphocarpus rivularis, Gomphocarpus semiamplectens, Gomphocarpus semilunatus, Gomphocarpus sinaicus, Gomphocarpus stenophyllus, Gomphocarpus swynnertonii, Gomphocarpus tenuifolius, Gomphocarpus tomentosus – other species

Further reading

Gomphocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gomphocarpus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gomphocarpus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gomphocarpus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Gomphocarpus at Tropicos

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