Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 4269 with R. Alarcón & the School for Field Studies Ethnobotany Class, 07 Jul 1990

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. Isla Anaconda, Hotel Anaconda.

  • Habitat

    Growing in abandoned chacra.

  • Description

    Erect herb to 0.8m. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158348

    Occurrence ID: e9af3bc0-f459-4aa3-9320-75a65f25aec3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det W. D. Stevens, 2000

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • Locality

    Isla Anaconda, Hotel Anaconda

  • Coordinates

    -1.05574, -77.5321

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    104.169

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Hotel Anaconda. Measured from selected coordinates to farthest extent of hotel's property to find the linear extent (9260 m). Input all information into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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