Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 15124 with J. W. Grear, Jr., R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 20 Apr 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Formosa Mun. Serra do Morcêgo, Côrrego Estrema, 35 km N.E. of Formosa.

  • Habitat

    Creek margin.

  • Description

    Herb ca. 75 cm tall, the sap watery. Corolla red; corona orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Unicate.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 971461

    Occurrence ID: 83f64ef1-9cb1-44db-9a3d-110e9da28833

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det J. H. Snuverink, Dec 1977

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Formosa Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra do Morcêgo, Côrrego Estrema, 35 km N.E. of Formosa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.3096, -47.1026

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    online gazetteer. Coordinates for Formosa from SpeciesLink, offset calculated on MANIS. Corrego Estrema not found on map.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Goias
SERRA DO MORCEGO
Unicate
Herb ca« 75 cm« tall, the sap watery* Co*~
rolla red? corona orange« Creek margin, C'orr
ego Estrema, ca« 35 km« N« E« of Formosa,
Goias« Elevation 800 m«
y of?
BOTANICAL
SardeM,
Asclepias curassavica L«
Det.
J«H« Snuverink
Utrecht xil ^77
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza, J«W* Grear,
R. Reis dos S&ntos
20 April 1966
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia
Instituto Agronómico do Norte, and the Ministério da Agricultura. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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