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Asclepias curassavica
tropical milkweed
As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Degener Student
- Collector number
- 8377
- Date
- November 20, 1926
- Locality
- Nuuanu Pali at hairpin curve
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3667, -157.7833
- 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
Still here: Asclepias curassavica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-27.
2026-03-27
Woodlawn Dr + Opp Seaview Rise, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-23
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-03
Kapaa Quarry Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-27
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Bethany Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-26
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) buprestidbitccch6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-20
Oʻahu, Waimānalo, HI, US
(c) nazari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asclepias curassavica. BISH 73052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956240110. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73052.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956240110 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026