Gomphocarpus physocarpus

TaxID: 126758

Basic Information

Scientific Name *

Common Name

Balloon Cotton Bush, Balloon Cottonbush, balloon cottonbush

Introduction

Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as hairy balls, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant, is a species of plant in the Milkweed subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae), related to the milkweeds. The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalised as it is often used as an ornamental plant.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Gomphocarpus

Species

physocarpus

Subspecies

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
French Polynesia	Present	—

Distribution (73 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

73

Present

0

Absent

0

Unknown/Other

Country	Status	State
Angola	Present	—
Argentina	Present	—
Australia	Present	—
Burundi	Present	—
Bermuda	Present	—
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Present	—
Brazil	Present	—
Bhutan	Present	—
Botswana	Present	—
Canada	Present	—

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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Sex	Read Count	Location	Actions
SRR11829747	plant leaf	mature	-	1297144	South Africa: Gauteng	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA634451 Experiment ID SRX8380284 Study ID SRP262863 Category weed Title RNAtag-seq of total RNA isolated from Gomphocarpus physocarpus leaf sample in South Africa Design Description Multiplexed RNAtag-seq approach described by Shishkin et al, Nature Methods, 12, 323325 Strain not collected Sample Attributes {'tissue': 'plant leaf', 'ecotype': 'not collected', 'isolate': 'not collected', 'lat_lon': '26.088688 S 27.843271 E', 'cultivar': 'not collected', 'dev_stage': 'mature', 'collected_by': 'David Read', 'geo_loc_name': 'South Africa: Gauteng', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2019-11-13'}

DNA Barcodes (18 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
SAFH7466-15	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	2012-01-06	-31.363, 29.305	AGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCCGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACAAAAGATACTGATATCTTAGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTTCCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACCACATCGAGGCCGTTCCTGGAGAAGAAGATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGCTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATTTGCGAATCCCTCCGGCTTATATTAAAACCTTCCAAGGCCCGCCGCATGGCATCCAGGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAATATGGTCGTCCTCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGGTTATCAGCTAAAAACTATGGTAGGGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTT
SAFH7237-14	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	-	-25.811, 31.117	AGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCCGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACAAAAGATACTGATATCTTAGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTTCCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACCACATCGAGGCCGTTCCTGGAGAAGAAGATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGCTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATTTGCGAATCCCTCCGGCTTATATTAAAACCTTCCAAGGCCCGCCGCATGGCATCCAGGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAATATGGTCGTCCTCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGGTTATCAGCTAAAAACTATGGTAGGGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTT
SAFH7237-14	-	matK	817	South Africa	-	-25.811, 31.117	CTATTAGATATACTAATACCCTACCCTGTTCATCTGGAAATCTTGGTTCAAACCCTTCGCTATTGGGTAAAGGATGCCCCTTCTTTGCACTTATTACGATCCTTTCTACGCGAGTATTGTAATTCCACTAATCTTATTGCTACAAAGAAAACCAGTTTTCATTTTTTAACAAAACGAAATCTAAAAAGAAATCAACGATTTTTTTTCTTGTTATATAATTTTTATGTATGTGAATACGAATCCATTTTCGTCTTTCTCCATAAGCAATCTTCTCATTTACGACCAACATCCTTTGGGGCCTTTCTTGAACGAATCTATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAACGTCTTGTCGAAGTCTTCGCTAAGGATTTTCCGACCAACTTATGCTTGGTCAAATATCCTTTGATGCATTATGTTAGGTATCAAGGAAAATCCATTCTGCTTTCAAGGGGGACGGCTCTTTTGATGACGAAATGGAAATCCTACCTTGTCCATTTTTGGCAATCTAATTTTGACCTTTGGTTTCATTCGCGAAGGGCCCATATAAAGCAATTGTACAAAAATCCCCTTTACTTTATGGGTTATCTTTCAATTGTGCGACTAAACCCTTCAAGGGTACGGGGTCAAATGCTCGAAAATTCTTTTCTAATTAATATTGCTATTAGCAATAAGAAATTAGATACCCTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTCTGATTGGATCATTGGCTAAAGAGAAATTTTGTAACCTATTAGGACATCCCATTAGTAAGCCGGTTCGGACTGATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATGGACAGGTTTGGGCATATATGCAGAA
SAFH7235-14	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	-	-25.43, 30.259	AGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCCGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACAAAAGATACTGATATCTTAGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTTCCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACCACATCGAGGCCGTTCCTGGAGAAGAAGATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGCTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATTTGCGAATCCCTCCGGCTTATATTAAAACCTTCCAAGGCCCGCCGCATGGCATCCAGGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAATATGGTCGTCCTCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGGTTATCAGCTAAAAACTATGGTAGGGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTT
SAFH7235-14	-	matK	817	South Africa	-	-25.43, 30.259	CTATTAGATATACTAATACCCTACCCTGTTCATCTGGAAATCTTGGTTCAAACCCTTCGCTATTGGGTAAAGGATGCCCCTTCTTTGCACTTATTACGATCCTTTCTACGCGAGTATTGTAATTCCACTAATCTTATTGCTACAAAGAAAACCAGTTTTCATTTTTTAACAAAACGAAATCTAAAAAGAAATCAACGATTTTTTTTCTTGTTATATAATTTTTATGTATGTGAATACGAATCCATTTTCGTCTTTCTCCATAAGCAATCTTCTCATTTACGACCAACATCCTTTGGGGCCTTTCTTGAACGAATCTATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAACGTCTTGTCGAAGTCTTCGCTAAGGATTTTCCGACCAACTTATGCTTGGTCAAATATCCTTTGATGCATTATGTTAGGTATCAAGGAAAATCCATTCTGCTTTCAAGGGGGACGGCTCTTTTGATGACGAAATGGAAATCCTACCTTGTCCATTTTTGGCAATCTAATTTTGACCTTTGGTTTCATTCGCGAAGGGCCCATATAAAGCAATTGTACAAAAATCCCCTTTACTTTATGGGTTATCTTTCAATTGTGCGACTAAACCCTTCAAGGGTACGGGGTCAAATGCTCGAAAATTCTTTTCTAATTAATATTGCTATTAGCAATAAGAAATTAGATACCCTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTCTGATTGGATCATTGGCTAAAGAGAAATTTTGTAACCTATTAGGACATCCCATTAGTAAGCCGGTTCGGACTGATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATGGACAGGTTTGGGCATATATGCAGAA
SAFH1105-10	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	-	-26.20139, 28.04556	AGTGTT---GGATTCAAAGCCGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACAAAAGATACTGATATCTTAGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTTCCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACCACATCGAGGCCGTTCCTGGAGAAGAAGATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGCTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATTTGCGAATCCCTCCGGCTTATATTAAAACCTTCCAAGGCCCGCCGCATGGCATCCAGGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAATATGGTCGTCCTCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGGTTATCAGCTAAAAACTATGGTAGGGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTT
SAFH1105-10	-	matK	786	South Africa	-	-26.20139, 28.04556	---------------------------CCTTCTTTGCACTTATTACGA---TCCTTTCTACGC---------GAGTATTGT------------------AATTCCACT---------------------------AATCTTATTGCTACA---------------------AAGAAAACCAGTTTT---CATTTTTTAACAAAACGAAAT---------------CTAAAAAGAAATCAACGATTTTTTTTCTTGTTATAT------------AATTTTTATGTATGTGAATACGAATCCATTTTC---GTCTTTCTCCATAAGCAATCTTCT---CATTTACGACCAACA---TCCTTTGGGGCCTTTCTTGAACGAATCTATTTCTATGGA---------------AAAATAGAACGT---------------------CTTGTCGAAGTC------------TTCGCTAAG---------------------------GATTTTCCGACC------AACTTATGCTTGGTCAAATATCCT------TTGATGCATTATGTTAGGTATCAAGGAAAATCCATTCTGCTTTCA------AGGGGGACGGCT------CTTTTGATGACG---------AAATGGAAATCCTACCTTGTCCATTTTTGGCAATCTAATTTTGACCTTTGGTTTCATTCGCGAAGGGCCCATATAAAG---------CAATTGTACAAAAATCCC------CTTTACTTTATGGGT------TATCTTTCAATT------GTGCGACTAAACCCTTCAAGGGTACGG------GGTCAAATGCTCGAAAATTCT------TTTCTAATTAATATTGCTATTAGCAATAAGAAATTAGATACCCTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTCTGATTGGATCATTGGCTAAAGAGAAATTTTGTAACCTATTAGGACATCCCATTAGTAAGCCGGTTCGGACT---GATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATGGACAGGTTTGGGCATATATGCAGAAACCTTTCTCATTATTAT---AGTGGATCCTCGAAAAAAAAGAGTTTGTAT-------------------------------------------
ITSAC1589-14	-	ITS2	247	South Africa	-	-28.55362, 24.752527	CACTGCGTCGGCCCCCCCTCGCCCGCGTCCCGAAGGGGGTCGCGGGCCCTTAGCGTGGGGGACGGAAGTTGGCTTCCCGTGCAGCGTTCGCGGCTAGCCCGAAACACGGCTCCCTCGCCGCGGAGGTCGCGACAAGTGGTGGTCGTCGAGATTGTACGCGAGTTTGCCGGCAAGCTGCGGCGAGGAGAGCGTTTCTGTACCCCGTGCGAGAATGAGTCCCTCGGCGAGAGGGGCGATTCCGAGGATT
ITSAB2482-14	-	ITS2	235	South Africa	-	-28.55362, 24.752527	CACTGCGTCGGCCCCCCCTCGCCCGCGTCCCGAAGGGGGTCGCGGGCCCTTAGCGTGGGGGACGGAAGTTGGCTTCCCGTGCAGCGTTCGCGGCTAGCCCGAAACACGGCTCCCTCGCCGCGGAGGTCGCGACAAGTGGTGGTCGTCGAGATTGTACGCGAGTTTGCCGGCAAGCTGCGGCGAGGAGAGCGTTTCTGTACCCCGTGCGAGAATGAGTCCCTCGGCGAGAGGGGCG
HOLIN469-12	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	2011-07-12	-33.81905, 18.77817	AGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCCGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACAAAAGATACTGATATCTTAGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTTCCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACCACATCGAGGCCGTTCCTGGAGAAGAAGATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGCTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATTTGCGAATCCCTCCGGCTTATATTAAAACCTTCCAAGGCCCGCCGCATGGCATCCAGGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAATATGGTCGTCCTCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGGTTATCAGCTAAAAACTATGGTAGGGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTT

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Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (5 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Distribution (73 countries)

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Genomes (0 records)

Transcriptomes (1 records)

DNA Barcodes (18 records)

Literature

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