Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 83, Aug 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Batangas. Luzon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4176854

    Occurrence ID: ac9d3410-523b-47ae-bdac-46e3322ce753

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L.

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ASCLEPIAS Linnaeus
Asclepias syriaca Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 204 (siriaca); ed. 2 (1845) 144;
ed. 3, 1 (1877) 261, t. 71, non Linn.=ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA
Linn.
This species, originating in tropical America, was introduced
into the Philippines at an early date and is now common and
widely distributed in the settled areas at low altitudes through-
out the Archipelago. It is our only representative of the genus.
Illustrative specimen from Batangas Province, Luzon, August/
1914 {Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 83).