Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Richey 99-445, 11 Jun 1999

  • Location

    Bahamas. Cat Island. Port Howe, at the northeast most part of the settlement, in a rocky area next to Convenience Store.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02629551

    Occurrence ID: bbb568c9-3306-4a99-bd95-64d927d3a693

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Cat Island

  • Locality

    Port Howe, at the northeast most part of the settlement, in a rocky area next to Convenience Store.

  • Coordinates

    24.1644, -75.3217

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Asclepias curassavica	Au: L.
Family	Asclepiadaceae	
Common Name	None known	
Description	Erect herb with orangish-red flowers and follicular fruit. Plant	
	with milky sap.	
Location/Habitat	Port Howe, at the northeast most part of the settlement, in a rocky area	
	with patchy vegetation, next to the Convenience store. Disturbed yard.	
Latitude	24°09’ 52”N	Longitude 75°19’81”W
Uses/Comments	No uses.	
Collector(s)	Laurel R. Richey	
Collection No	99.445 Duplicates	5 Date June 11,1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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