Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Richey 98-205, 8 Aug 1998

  • Location

    Bahamas. Long Island. Salt Pond, just north of Hardings Supply store, along side road that runs east.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2480532

    Occurrence ID: 668829ca-26d9-4c32-a170-b726b726b6cb

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Long Island

  • Locality

    Salt Pond, just north of Hardings Supply store, along side road that runs east.

  • Coordinates

    23.3422, -75.1231

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Long Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Calotropis procera	Au: (Ait.) Ait.f.
Family	Asclepiadaceae
Common Name None known
Description	Shrub with white and purple flowers. Vegetation with milky sap.
The plant was covered in ants.
Location/Habitat Salt Pond, just north of Hardings Supply store, along a side road that funs
east. Low coppice/dry evergreen forest.
Latitude	23°20‘ 32” N	Longitude 75°07’ 23" W
Uses/Comments No uses reported.
Collector(s)	Laurel Richey
Collection No 98-205 Duplicates 5 Date August 8. 1998
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene llcatcr
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