Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 3233 with Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro, Tom Ravai, Alick Ravirus, Peter Tanife, Nako Maur, David Tom, Dan Tanife, Yawa Yawa, John Yawa, 12 Dec 2015

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. South West Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, South Tanna, Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).

  • Habitat

    Growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone.

  • Description

    Herb to subshrub, 0.7 to 1 m tall. Flowers red and orange.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03599272

    Occurrence ID: a5b85626-23b3-4d06-a206-4ca0878ab2c1

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01285772, G. M. Plunkett 3233, Asclepias curassavica L. - Accepted : Apocynaceae (277.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det C. Sam

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    South West Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, South Tanna, Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 123 m. (404 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.6453, 169.431

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Apocynaceae)
Asclepias curassavica L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. South Tanna,\
Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).
S 19° 38’ 43.0"; E 169° 25’ 51.9"; 123 m elev.
Herb to subshrub, 0.7 to 1 m tall. Flowers red and
orange. Growing in open forest heavily impacted by
cyclone. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3233 December 12,2015
Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro,
Tom Ravai, Alick Ravirus, Peter Tanife, Nako Maur,
David Tom, Dan Tanife, Yawa Yawa, John Yawa
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.