Asclepias curassavica L.

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• Summary
• Determinations
• Location
• OCR Text

• Filed As

  Apocynaceae
  Asclepias curassavica L.

• Identifiers

  NY Barcode: 4176525

  Occurrence ID: 0d2aadc6-d9b3-450a-9998-6aeb686a0d19

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• Kingdom

  Plantae

• Division

  Magnoliophyta

• Order

  Gentianales

• Family

  Apocynaceae

• All Determinations

  Asclepias curassavica L.

• Location Notes

  [South America]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04176525
To	with white latex; reflexed petals
red, corona yellow; mature fruits tan,
seed tan. Cattle lose weight and die in
1 month from eating it.
Hacienda Uni(in, 7 km SW of San Juan.
B. MacBryde 941	5 Nov. 1971
04176525