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Asclepias curassavica in life
In life — tropical milkweed, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ricard Busquets Reverte, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ricard Busquets Reverte
BISH 123293Botany

Asclepias curassavica

tropical milkweed

As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Wisner, A.W.
Collector number
77
Date
May 25, 1959
Locality
Leprosarium
Island
Tutuila
Region
American Samoa
Elevation
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
209 Bishop specimens of Asclepias curassavica · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 25, 1959, Wisner, A.W. also collected 18 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Asclepias curassavica. BISH 123293. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179499. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123293.

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