Gomphocarpus purpurascens

Gomphocarpus purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Gomphocarpus
Species: G. purpurascens
Binomial name
Gomphocarpus purpurascens
A.Rich.
Synonyms[1]
  • Asclepias albida N.E.Br.
  • Asclepias pubiseta N.E.Br.

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

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