Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17448 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 26 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Belmonte, on S.W. outskirts of town.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed restinga, riverside pasture and roadsides.

  • Description

    Herb to ca. 1 m with viscid white latex. Leaves rather fleshy, dark green above, palor beneath. Sepals green, petals orange-red. Corona golden-yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 439832

    Occurrence ID: 4919c5f2-fe12-4ef0-bc4e-a0237eb65ebe

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det J. Fontella Pereira

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Belmonte, on S.W. outskirts of town

  • Coordinates

    -15.87, -38.88

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Asclepias curassavica
"Xibanfa"
NEW YORK BOTANICAL G^DEN
00439832
Belmonte, on S.Y.. outskirts of ten.
Disturbed restinga, riverside pasture
and roadsides,
Alt, Sea level. Approx. 330531<-r, 15052’S.
Hero to ca.lm. v/ith viscid white latex.
Leaves rather fleshy, dark green above,
paler beneath. Sepals green, petals
orange-red. Corona golden-yellov;.
26 th Harsh 12/4 B. H Harley
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
Coastal Zone
/)-5ol0p>'icvS ca/«-S£>auioa L.
chb • T. £ P-ef&u'u
R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
R. PlNHEIRO	i,(7
in Harley No. ) 7 UrMr 0
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciéncias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
00439832