Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T. Aiton
subsp. rostratus (N.E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas

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Records of this taxon from all countries are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number    No of images    Record date    Recorder(s)    Coll.    Det.    Conf.    Herbaria    Habitat    Location    Loc code(s)    Outing code    Planted code    Country    QDS    Grid ref.    FZ Div    Alt. (m)    Notes    Lat    Long    Loc Acc Code   
9258208 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
On riverbankBackwater Kwando River0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C4 9617
9247426 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Along dry river near bridge crossingEntrance road to Nkasa Lupale N.P.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B3 9497
9252306 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed roadside verge and woodland on kalahari sandC49 between Choi and Kongola0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C4 9717
9202204 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed area next to roadC49 to Linyanthi / Chichimane0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1824A1 937iNaturalist record7
9206604 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Roadside secondary scrub, dry mixed decidious woodlandC49 to Linyanthi / Chichimane0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B2 9347
9189103 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Floodplain grasslandAlong D3508 Kalimbeza road0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 938Beaked7
91587731 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed roadside vergeD3508 Kalimbeza rd0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2 9367
67746219 Aug 2008B Rode
BT Wursten
FloodplainsNgamiland Concession 22 - Vumbura, Okavango Delta 1640Botswana1822D4 N9602
67748213 Mar 2004B Rode
BT Wursten
FloodplainsNgamiland Concession 15 - Linyanti 0Botswana1823B4 N9402
82428013 Aug 1961P Mubita
P Mubita
2
DJ Goyder
Kaunga Mashi R., S.W. Barotseland, N. Rhodesia. Growing on island.0Zambia 00
82427010 Aug 1961EB Best
EB Best
292
DJ Goyder
Polder wall - soil black clay. Full sun. Well drained.Kafue Pilot Polder0Zambia1527D4 S914Large woody herb or shrub to 15 feet. Flowers white or pale greenish white. Stem exuding milky juice on wounding. Locally frequent. Fruit opening to expose long silky awns of seeds. 5
94751027 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick
OA Leistner
3153
WIND

Caprivi: Linyanti.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D4 0Herb; Notes: Rare in Acacia giraffae grassveld. Erect herb, 3 feet. Flowers pale yellow. Corr.nom. S.B. 22/4/2002.4
731670No date0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D4 0Cited in Bruyns (2014), Apocynaceae of Namibia2

Total records found: 13



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Records of: Gomphocarpus fruticosus.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=185730, retrieved 28 April 2025

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