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Asclepias curassavica

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BISH 73047Botany

Asclepias curassavica

tropical milkweed

As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Munro, G.C.
Collector number
301
Date
February 6, 1928
Locality
Miki
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.7813, -156.9323 ± 1,967 m
Elevation
396 m
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
209 Bishop specimens of Asclepias curassavica · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 6, 1928, Munro, G.C. also collected 9 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Asclepias curassavica. BISH 73047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956142722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73047.

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