BISH 17427Botany

Asclepias curassavica

tropical milkweed

As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Stone, B.C.
Collector number: 1009
Date: December 20, 1955
Locality: Wedan-To islet
Island: Ebon Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

209 Bishop specimens of Asclepias curassavica · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 20, 1955, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Asclepias curassavica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,750 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-26

Thohoyandou-D, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa

(c) Antoinette Eyssell Knox, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Asclepias curassavica. BISH 17427. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956588747. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17427.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956588747 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026