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Asclepias curassavica
As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.; Peterson, B.; Peterson, G.; Flynn,T.Timothy Flynn →S.W. Mill →B. Peterson →G. {George} D. Peterson →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5164
- Date
- December 21, 1983
- Locality
- Along Highway 56 at bridge over Waioli Stream, just W. of Hanalei
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2000, -159.5000
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 21, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.; Peterson, B.; Peterson, G.; Flynn,T. also collected 19 other specimens.
Bidens forbesii
Botany
Ceodes umbellifera
Botany
Coix lacryma-jobi
Botany
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Botany
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Botany
Cyclospermum leptophyllum
Botany
Dombeya cayeuxii
Botany
Eleocharis geniculata
Botany
Elephantopus mollis
Botany
Elephantopus mollis
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Botany
Sporobolus fertilis
Botany
Still here: Asclepias curassavica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-17.
2026-03-17
Kilauea, HI, US
(c) Marley Janssen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Ohiki Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Leslie Flint, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-28
Princeville
(c) seetasaur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
Kolo Rd TEMP, Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-19
Kilauea, HI, US
(c) LKJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Allisa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asclepias curassavica. BISH 460660. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460660.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652022 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026