Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. J. Castillo 2307 with Armín Castillo, 9 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Guatemala. Huehuetenango. Huehuetenango, Los Toneles, zona 8.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4175941

    Occurrence ID: ee8b79ae-6098-4727-9aa5-fda23fb518c5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Guatemala

  • State/Province

    Huehuetenango

  • Locality

    Huehuetenango, Los Toneles, zona 8.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1902 m. (6240 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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PLANTS OF GUATEMALA
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Asclepias sp.
Det. By:
Field Char: Planta 75 cms. de alto; con látex
blanco; flores de color rojo con amarillo en el
centro.
Locality: Guatemala: Huehuetenango,
Huehuetenango, Los Toneles, zona 8.
Habitat: Orilla de un arroyo.
1902msnm.
Local Ñames: "Hoja de chile"
Juan J. Castillo, Armín Castillo 2307, November
9, 1994
University of Illinois at Chicago
llh
Field Museum of Natural History
Castillo 2307 Asclepiadiaceae Asclepias curassavica L.
det. J.C. Regalado 6/19/97
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04175941
This is a voucher specimen for
pharmacological screening
Sample Accession Number(s): GLA22096-0.
Collected under the sponsorship of: Glaxo Group Research
Ltd., University of Illinois at Chicago, Field
Museum of Natural History and Universidad de San Carlos,
Guatemala.
Please notify Field Museum Herbarium of any new
determination of this collection, specifying that
it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher.
04175941