Species Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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Etymology of Gomphocarpus:
Gk. gomphos = a peg, nail, club; karpos = fruit; referring to the fruits that are swollen and eggshaped with tapering tips (John Manning).
Etymology of fruticosus:
From the Latin fruticosus = ‘bushy’
Scientific name:
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) R. Br.
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Protologue:
Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 38 (1810)
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Year published:
1810
Soft shrub branching mainly from the base, 1--3 m, with milky sap. Leaves opposite, linear to oblanceolate, tapering gradually below. Flowers cream. Fruits inflated, ovoid-acute. Nov.--Apr. Disturbed areas, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula and Karoo to George, widespread and almost cosmopolitan).
Observations of Taxon
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2006 - 7:26pm
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
04/01/2007 - 6:08pm
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