Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 3769 with A. Siaca, 6 January 1991

  • Location

    Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint John. Km 3.5 Road 107.

  • Habitat

    Roadside.

  • 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.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: JBSD, MO, NY, UPR, US, VINPS

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 839825

    Occurrence ID: 350f5b79-da03-414d-8c3a-4a4abe5dd7a6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L.

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