⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2828794, and has not been changed.

Gomphocarpus fruticosus var. purpureus Schweinf. is a synonym of Gomphocarpus purpurascens A.Rich.

This name is a synonym of Gomphocarpus purpurascens A.Rich..

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 129 1867.