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Asclepias curassavica
As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 138
- Date
- August 10, 1929
- Locality
- Malololelei
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Crossostylis biflora
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Dendrobium sladei
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Dendrocnide harveyi
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Dendrocnide harveyi
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Endiandra elaeocarpa
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Erechtites valerianifolius
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Hedycarya denticulata
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Ludwigia erecta
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Maesa samoana
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Medinilla samoensis
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Melastoma denticulatum
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Melicope latifolia
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Melicope latifolia
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Melicope latifolia
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Melicope latifolia
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Asclepias curassavica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,752 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
NW 107th Ave, Doral, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Index St, Los Angeles, CA, US
(c) Sandra L Stoller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
ísla de Pascua, CL-VS, CL
(c) ramsaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
8R94+G3, University City, Coyoacán, 04510 Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
(c) moonshinemaven, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, US
(c) ayanna1234, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
W 112th Pl, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asclepias curassavica. BISH 123299. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123299.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347300 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026