Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    L. O. Williams 8036, 15 Aug 1945

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte Mun. Renasencia, N of Belo Horizonte.

  • Habitat

    Growing in swamp.

  • Description

    Herb, petals red, anthers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 971453

    Occurrence ID: 8feb8ca4-8aec-4bbc-8c9f-6c78444c9abf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det R. Callejas Posada

    Asclepias det M. H. Nee, 1999

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Belo Horizonte Mun.

  • Locality

    Renasencia, N of Belo Horizonte.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 930 m. (3051 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.9208, -43.9378

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    17082

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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The New York Botanical Garden
det. M. Nee, 1999 L-
PLANTS OF BRAZIL
Minas Gerais
AS CLEPIADACEAE
Asclepias
Municipio de Belo Horizonte; Renasencia, N
of Belo Horizonte. Altitude 930 m. Herb,
growing in swamp; petals red, anthers yellow.
L. 0. Williams	8036	15 August 1945
ARNOLD ARBORETUM (A), HARVARD UNIVERSITY
00971453