Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    C. G. Fonseca 22, 24 Feb 1961

  • Location

    Brazil. São Paulo. São Paulo Mun. Parque do Estado(on old maps "Parque de Agua Funda"), grounds of Instituto de Botânica. Ca. 10 km south and ca. 1 km east of center of Sao Paulo (Praça da Sé).

  • Habitat

    Between cattail marsh & forest.

  • Description

    Corolla reddish-orange, corona yellow, stigma yellow. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

    Pollen sample removed by Mark? [illegible] in 1993

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 439816

    Occurrence ID: df9fa98c-91f3-4dd7-b64f-9f0d7b58078a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det G. Eiten, 1961

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    São Paulo

  • County/Municipio

    São Paulo Mun.

  • Locality

    Parque do Estado(on old maps "Parque de Agua Funda"), grounds of Instituto de Botânica. Ca. 10 km south and ca. 1 km east of center of Sao Paulo (Praça da Sé)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 770 m. (2526 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -23.6, -46.63

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OP SAO PAULO
New York Botanical Garden
or leaf sample removed
Name
Institution
Date g>~^7 .Cf j
Asdepias curassavica L.
(det.G.Eiten, 1961)
Municipio de Sao Paulo: Parque do Estado (on old maps “Parque
de Agua Funda”), grounds of the Instituto de Botánica. Ca. 10
km. south and ca» 1 km. east of center of SAO PAULO (Praga
da Sé). Alt. 770 m. 23°36’S., WWW. 24 Feb 1961
Between cattail marsh & forest.
Corolla reddish-orange, corona yellow, stigma yellow
C* fl. Fonseca, nfi 22
Distributed by the Instituto de Botánica, S3o Paulo
00439816