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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 424762Botany

Asclepias curassavica

tropical milkweed

As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Krauss, N.L.H.
Collector number
1596
Date
December 9, 1978
Locality
Vila
Island
Efate
Region
Vanuatu
Elevation
10 m
Identified by
St.John, H.
Record type
Preserved specimen
209 Bishop specimens of Asclepias curassavica · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 9, 1978, Krauss, N.L.H. also collected 6 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Asclepias curassavica. BISH 424762. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602085. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424762.

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