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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 643972Botany

Asclepias curassavica

tropical milkweed

As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Florence, J.
Collector number
11232
Date
May 5, 1992
Locality
Anatonu, village
Island
Raivavae
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-23.8500, -147.6333
Elevation
2 m
Identified by
Florence, J.
Record type
Preserved specimen
209 Bishop specimens of Asclepias curassavica · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Asclepias curassavica. BISH 643972. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956657200. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643972.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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