Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. A. Heller 1950, 18 Mar 1895

  • Location

    United States of America. Hawaii. Island of Oahu, in and on the slopes of Makiki.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4176821

    Occurrence ID: 3124a795-6017-4a4b-9909-2a78a7dbb996

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Hawaii

  • Locality

    Island of Oahu, in and on the slopes of Makiki

  • Coordinates

    21.3087, -157.831

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1506

  • Georeferencing Method

    GEOLocate Web Application. Used the GEOLocate Web Application to georeference precise locality. Georeferenced to the corrected center of Makiki Valley, without adjustment to coordinates or uncertainty (Undefined Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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HERBARIUM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY,
NEW YORK.
Asclepias curassavica L. Sp. PI. 215. 1753. x
An introduced species, which is well established on Oahu
and Kauai. On the latter island it has foun<jl its way well up
into the lower forest, in opeD, grassy places.	w
March to September (1950); original locality, “ia Curasao.”
PLANTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
COLLECTED ON THE ISLAND OF.OAHU, IN AND ON THE,
SLOPES OF MARIKI,
By A. A. Heller, March IS, 1895.
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