Asclepias curassavica L.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Asclepias curassavica L. -
Collector(s)
P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 3769 with A. Siaca, 6 January 1991
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Location
Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint John. Km 3.5 Road 107.
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Habitat
Roadside.
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Description
Sub-Shrub, 15 m tall; much-branched from base; producing abundant milky sap. Calyx orange; corolla yellow. Fruits green; seeds light brown with white hairs.
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Specimen Notes
herbarium distribution: JBSD, MO, NY, UPR, US, VINPS
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 839825
Occurrence ID: 350f5b79-da03-414d-8c3a-4a4abe5dd7a6
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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State/Province
Saint John
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Locality
Km 3.5 Road 107
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Distribution
OCR Text not available.
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Asclepias curassavica L.