Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Lent 863, 23 Apr 1967

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Cartago. Edge of secondary forest, hillside overlooking Rio Tambor, 3 km E. of Cachí.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4175856

    Occurrence ID: 508d712d-dfe3-4331-8b4b-04bdd6730a5a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Cartago

  • Locality

    Edge of secondary forest, hillside overlooking Rio Tambor, 3 km E. of Cachí

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 m. (4265 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.82604, -83.7755

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3264

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of Cachí were located. Linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest expanse of city. Offset information (3 km E) entered into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find offset coordinates and uncertainty.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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FLORA OF COSTA RICA
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Herb to 70 cm. Flowers red and orange*
Edge of secondary forest, hillside overlook-
ing Rio Tambor, 3 km. E. of Cachi.
23 April, 1967
Prov. Cart ago	A,t 1,300
meters
YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04175856
Collected by Roy W. Lent
No- 863
04175856