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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 123311Botany

Asclepias curassavica

tropical milkweed

As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Gillespie, J.W.
Collector number
4651.2
Date
February 22, 1928
Locality
[Fiji]
Island
Taveuni
Region
Fiji
Elevation
200 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
209 Bishop specimens of Asclepias curassavica · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 22, 1928, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Asclepias curassavica. BISH 123311. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123311.

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