Apocynaceae
Gomphocarpus

Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 80 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Israel to N. Central & W. Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 20, 1850 Schimper, W. [379] Egypt K000234719 Isosyntype Yes
Sep 20, 1850 Schimper, W. [379] Egypt K000234720 Isosyntype Yes
Sep 20, 1850 Schimper, W. [379] Egypt K000234718 Isosyntype Yes
Egypt K000234722 Unknown Type Material Yes
McDonald [s.n.] K000234714 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bove, N. [93] Egypt K000234715 Isosyntype Yes
Bove, N. [93] Egypt K000234717 Isosyntype Yes
Drake [29] Egypt K000234723 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000234712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy [1511] Syria K000234710 Isosyntype Yes
Boissier, E. [s.n.] Egypt K000234711 Isosyntype Yes
Holland, F.W. [s.n.] Egypt K000234721 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] Egypt K000234716 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images