Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Rietsema 605 with Dorothy Beveridge, 06 Oct 2005

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Caye Caulker (southern island). CCBTIA = Caye Caulker Branch, Belize Tourism Industry Association Nature Reserve, located at about the widest point of the island, just inland from the east coast of the island and 150 m northeast of the airstrip.

  • Habitat

    Roadside, sunny areas in forest.

  • Description

    To 1.5 m tall, flowers orange calyx & yellow corolla.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 840177

    Occurrence ID: 83cc0a08-55f5-4f33-8b57-b1900b5f5f68

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Belize

  • Locality

    Caye Caulker (southern island). CCBTIA = Caye Caulker Branch, Belize Tourism Industry Association Nature Reserve, located at about the widest point of the island, just inland from the east coast of the island and 150 m northeast of the airstrip.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.7353, -88.0275

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Belize
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias curassavica L.
det. J. Rietsema, 2005
Belize. Belize District. Caye Caulker (southern island).
CCBTIA = Caye Caulker Branch, Belize Tourism Industry
Association Nature Reserve, located at about the widest
point of the island, just inland from the east coast of the
island and 150 m northeast of the airstrip.
17°44'4f&"N, 88°r*"W
0-5mO?
Roadside, sunny areas in forest.
To 1.5 m tall, flowers change & yellow.
06 Oct 2005
J. Rietsema, Dorothy Beveridge 605
NYdb
The New York Botanical Garden
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00840177