Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 897 with A. Gely, 19 Apr 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest. Common in sec. growth.

  • Description

    Herb. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 971451

    Occurrence ID: 246f90d7-6c32-4fcd-ad8f-078ea1296afe

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det R. Callejas Posada, 1986

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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00971451
No. 897	Asclepiadaceae
Asclepia curossavica L.
det. R. Callejas 1986
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: herb common in sec. growth
Inventory voucher #CG100(Fertile)
Use: white latex used to remove moles
n.v.: irakiwarâ
W.L. Bal£e & Anne Gely	19 April 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
00971451