Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 727 with Pablo Cocon & Leopoldo Romero, 16 Feb 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Chial Road.

  • Description

    Herb to 0.5m with white latex; flowers orange.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87256

    Occurrence ID: 747da547-eaab-4807-8c84-b3fcb1ba2acf

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 188

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det M. H. Nee, 1996

The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
Asclepias curassavica L.
det. M. Nee, 1996
Cayo District. Chial Road. 17°06'N, 89°06'W.
Herb to 0.5m with white latex; flowers orange.
ASCLEPIADACEAE
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
n.v.: Red Head Polly [English],
Hoja de Veneno [Spanish].
USE: Decongestant {latex}. Place one drop in each nostril once only
Rosita Arviqo 727	February 16, 1993
with Pablo Cocon and Leopoldo Romero
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the Overbrook
Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the Rex Foundation
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