Apocynaceae
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Gomphocarpus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Afrikaans
- Bergmelkbos, Bergtontelbos, Katoenbos
Synonyms
- Asclepias arborea Salisb.
- Asclepias arborescens L.
- Asclepias cancellata Burm.f.
- Asclepias crassifolia L. ex Decne.
- Asclepias pubescens L.
- Asclepias rotundifolia Mill.
- Gomphocarpus arborescens (L.) W.T.Aiton
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.