Asclepias curassavica
tropical milkweed
As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 890
- Date
- December 26, 1924
- Locality
- back of Pago Pago
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1924, Garber, D.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Heliconia laufao
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Asclepias curassavica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,751 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 123301. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123301.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956298070 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026