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Asclepias curassavica
tropical milkweed
As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Elmer, A.D.E.
- Collector number
- 15380
- Date
- December 1, 1915
- Locality
- Irosin, Mt. Bulusan
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Sorsogon, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1915, Elmer, A.D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Artocarpus rubrovenius
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Cajanus cajan
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Calamus ornatus
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Calamus siphonospathus
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Cenchrus purpureus
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Claoxylon albicans
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Coleus scutellarioides
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Coptosapelta olaciformis
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Cordia myxa
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Crypteronia paniculata
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Cyrtandra ferruginea
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Cyrtococcum accrescens
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Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum
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Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum
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Decalobanthus peltatus
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Desmodium scorpiurus
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Dinochloa scandens
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Dioscorea cumingii
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Dioscorea nummularia
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Drymaria cordata
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Asclepias curassavica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1915. 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 123341. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956622604. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123341.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956622604 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026