Gomphocarpus purpurascens

Gomphocarpus purpurascens, is a species of plant endemic to Ethiopia, where it is used medicinally to treat fever.[2]

Gomphocarpus purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Gomphocarpus
Species:
G. purpurascens
Binomial name
Gomphocarpus purpurascens
Synonyms[1]
  • Asclepias albida N.E.Br.
  • Asclepias pubiseta N.E.Br.

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  2. Schmelzer, G.H.G.F.A. (2013). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(2): Medicinal plants 2. Wageningen: PROTA. ISBN 9789290815204., page 124


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