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Asclepias curassavica
tropical milkweed
As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 7003
- Date
- July 11, 1934
- Locality
- Mokuleia; Kaaawa-Kamokunui Ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5333, -157.9167
- Elevation
- 256 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1934, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Still here: Asclepias curassavica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-03.
2025-08-03
Kapaa Quarry Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-29
Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-17
Downtown, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Ellen Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-17
Downtown, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Ellen Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-24
Foster Botanical Garden
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-04-28
Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kathryn (Rayne) Pease Hateley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asclepias curassavica. BISH 100992. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182731. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/100992.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182731 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026