Asclepias curassavica L.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• Locality

  Santiesteban. 12.2 km N of Mineros

• Elevation

  Alt. 280 m. (919 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.02, -63.2208

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Asclepeaceae
Asclepias curassavica L.
det. M. Nee, 1994
Depto. Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Prov. Santiesteban, 12.2
km. N of Mineros. Grassy and brushy roadsides
and adjacent pastures, very flat, almost all cleared
for fields of rice, sugarcane, etc., originally
forested, with Scheelea princeps. Soil fine sandy.
17°01’S, 63°13’15"W. alt. 280 m.
Erect herbs to 1.5 m. tall. Flowers red-orange and
yellow-orange.
Coll.: M. Nee 45042
20 Feb. 1994
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